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S 218 106th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Clothing industry Commerce Tariff Wool

A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment for certain wool used in making suits.

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13791)
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S665)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to: (1) provide a duty, through December 31, 2004, on fabrics, of carded or combed wool, all the foregoing certified by the importer as "Super 70's" or "Super 80's" intended for use in making suits, suit-type jackets or trousers; and (2) grant duty-free treatment, through December 31, 2004, of fabrics, of carded or combed wool, all the foregoing certified by the importer as "Super 90's" or higher grade intended for use in making suits, suit-type jackets or trousers. Treats (for tariff purposes) such suits similarly to certain other suits under the Schedule.

What's happening now November 3, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13791)

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 19, 1999
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 19, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 218: A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment for certain wool used in making suits.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-218/
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"S. 218: A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for equitable duty treatment for certain wool used in making suits.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-218/.
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S. 218, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-218/.
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