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HR 2697 112th Congress House

Affordable Footwear Act of 2011

Official title: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Consumer affairsInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesTariffs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 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.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 11 Republican 8
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 13, 2012
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2012
Black, Diane
· Nov 30, 2012
EMERSON, JO
· Nov 27, 2012
Altmire, Jason
· Oct 26, 2012
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 26, 2012
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Oct 9, 2012
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Sep 20, 2012
Schmidt, Jean
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jul 26, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jun 26, 2012
Campbell, John
· May 18, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 7, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 26, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Apr 16, 2012
Price, Tom
· Apr 16, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Mar 29, 2012
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 29, 2012
Woodall, Rob
· Mar 29, 2012
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 22, 2012
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 19, 2012
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 19, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Mar 7, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 7, 2012
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 1, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 29, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 29, 2012
Marino, Tom
· Feb 29, 2012
HERGER, WALLY
· Feb 17, 2012
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 17, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Feb 3, 2012
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 3, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 31, 2012
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 31, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Jan 31, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Dec 20, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 12, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Dec 6, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 1, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Nov 30, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Nov 17, 2011
MATHESON, JIM
· Nov 16, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Nov 14, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Nov 14, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Nov 4, 2011
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 2, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2697: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2697/
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"H.R. 2697: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2697/.
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H.R. 2697, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2697/.
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