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HR 5255 112th Congress House

To reduce temporarily the duty on fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching device.

Introduced: April 27, 2012 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariffs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching device.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5255: To reduce temporarily the duty on fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching device.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5255/
MLA
"H.R. 5255: To reduce temporarily the duty on fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching device.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5255/.
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H.R. 5255, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5255/.
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