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HR 5986 112th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa Asia Burma Caribbean area Corporate finance and management Costa Rica Customs enforcement Dominican Republic El Salvador Free trade and trade barriers Guatemala Honduras Latin America Nicaragua Sanctions South Sudan Tariffs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Trade agreements and negotiations

To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-163.
Aug 10, 2012
Signed by President.
Aug 3, 2012
Presented to President.
Aug 2, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2012
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5934; text as passed Senate: CR S5934)
Aug 2, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5934; text as passed Senate: CR S5934)
Aug 2, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 2, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5640-5641)
Aug 2, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5640-5641)
Aug 2, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5986.
Aug 2, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5640-5644)
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 21, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) 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 (South Sudan) under such Act.

(Sec. 2) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

(Sec. 3) Amends the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to renew, for three years, the President's authority to ban the import of Burmese products.

Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Act.

Deems this resolution a renewal resolution which shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2012, whichever occurs first.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require estimated tax payments which are otherwise due in the third quarter of 2017 for corporations with assets of at least $1 billion to be 100.25% of such amount. Requires the next required installment to be appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of this increase.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States from August 2, 2021, to October 22, 2021, and other specified customs users fees from December 8, 2020, to October 29, 2021.

What's happening now August 10, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-163.

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