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HR 1837 111th Congress House

U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to add Paraguay to the list of countries that are eligible to be designated as beneficiary countries and ATPDEA beneficiary countries.

Introduced: October 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Latin AmericaParaguayTariffs
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Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 1, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E836)
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 1, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009 - Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act, as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to include Paraguay on the list of countries eligible for duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment for its products as a designated beneficiary country and ATPDEA beneficiary country.

Terminates the extension of such treatment to Paraguayan products after December 31, 2009.

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  • S 780 Identical bill U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1837: U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1837/
MLA
"H.R. 1837: U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1837/.
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H.R. 1837, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1837/.
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