Skip to main content
HR 3699 108th Congress House

Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act

Official title: To reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel products, as in effect on December 4, 2003.

Introduced: February 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CommerceImportsIron and steel industrySteelTariff
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Dec 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 8, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action December 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act - Reinstates the safeguard measures implemented under Proclamation 7529 of March 5, 2002, which imposed a tariff on certain steel products, and nullifies Proclamation 7741 of December 4, 2003, lifting such measures.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1997 Related bill A bill to reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel products, as in effect on December 4, 20…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 7 Independent 1
EDWARDS, CHET
· Mar 16, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· Mar 11, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Mar 11, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 26, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 8, 2003
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Dec 8, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Dec 8, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Dec 8, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Dec 8, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Dec 8, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Dec 8, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 8, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 8, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Dec 8, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 8, 2003
SPRATT, JOHN
· Dec 8, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 8, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3699: Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3699/
MLA
"H.R. 3699: Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3699/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3699, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3699/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3699: Keeping America's Promise to Steel Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3699/)
Report a problem