S 1069
112th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Consumer affairs
Inflation and prices
Retail and wholesale trades
Tariffs
Affordable Footwear Act of 2011
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Affordable Footwear Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the reduction or elimination of duties on certain imported footwear will result in reduced retail prices for a wide range of U.S. consumers.
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for temporary duty-free or reduced-duty treatment of certain footwear (including children's shoes) made of rubber or plastics that are imported into the United States. Deems the outer sole of shoes made of rubber or plastics to which textile materials are attached or incorporated to be made only of rubber or plastics, with no account taken of the textile materials.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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