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HR 5353 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Commerce Hardware Imports Labeling Metal trade

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door hinges.

Introduced: October 2, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 6, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 2, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 2, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require imported door hinges and parts (except metal forgings and castings imported for further processing into finished hinges and door hinges designed for motor vehicles) to be marked with the English name of the country of origin on the exposed surface of the hinge when viewed after fixture by means of die stamping, cast-in-mold lettering, etching, or engraving.
What's happening now October 6, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3104 Identical bill A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door hinges.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 2, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5353: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door hinges.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5353/
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"H.R. 5353: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of door hinges.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5353/.
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H.R. 5353, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5353/.
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