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HR 2493 112th Congress House

To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AfricaFree trade and trade barriersSouth Sudan
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Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 11, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1287)
Jul 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend, through FY2015, the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles.

Revises the term "sub-Saharan African country" to include the Republic of South Sudan under such Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 25, 2012
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jul 15, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2493: To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2493/
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H.R. 2493, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2493/.
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