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HR 4316 111th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariffs

Affordable Footwear Act of 2009

Introduced: December 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
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Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Dec 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
What's happening now December 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4316: Affordable Footwear Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4316/
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"H.R. 4316: Affordable Footwear Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4316/.
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H.R. 4316, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4316/.
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