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HR 637 109th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Chemicals Tariff

To suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD).

Introduced: February 8, 2005 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2008, the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD).

What's happening now February 15, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 637: To suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD).. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-637/
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"H.R. 637: To suspend temporarily the duty on Butyl Ethyl Propanediol (BEPD).." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-637/.
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H.R. 637, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-637/.
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