Skip to main content
S 1069 112th Congress Senate

Affordable Footwear Act of 2011

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

Introduced: May 25, 2011 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Consumer affairsInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesTariffs
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 108 Related bill Affordable Footwear Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 11, 2012
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 23, 2012
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 12, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Dec 6, 2011
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 20, 2011
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 25, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1069: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1069/
MLA
"S. 1069: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1069/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1069, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1069/.
Markdown link
[S. 1069: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1069/)
Report a problem