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Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011

Introduced: August 5, 2011 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through June 30, 2012.

Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after December 31, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.

Makes ineligible for such treatment certain imported sleeping bags.

Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2012.

Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after February 12, 2011, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.

Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country.

Rescinds $2.3 billion in appropriated discretionary unexpired federal funds.

What's happening now March 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 622 Related bill To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 308 Related bill Trade Extenders Act of 2011
  • S 433 Identical bill Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Barletta, Lou
· Aug 5, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Aug 5, 2011
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Chu, Judy
California · May 5, 2011
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· May 2, 2011
Bonner, Jo
· Apr 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 913: Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-913/
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