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HR 1708 113th Congress House

Affordable Footwear Act of 2013

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

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Consumer affairsInflation and pricesRetail and wholesale tradesTariffs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 24, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1633 Related bill Affordable Footwear Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 8 Republican 8
Fleming, John
· Dec 12, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Oct 29, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Oct 16, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 10, 2013
Black, Diane
· Sep 26, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Sep 19, 2013
BRADY, KEVIN
· Sep 17, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 31, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Jul 19, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 16, 2013
Duffy, Sean
· May 23, 2013
Marchant, Kenny
· May 21, 2013
Kline, John
· May 16, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 14, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 7, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 6, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· May 6, 2013
WALDEN, GREG
· May 6, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 24, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 24, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Apr 24, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 24, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Apr 24, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 24, 2013
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Apr 24, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 24, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Apr 24, 2013
Gibbs, Bob
· Apr 24, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 24, 2013
Long, Billy
· Apr 24, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Apr 24, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 24, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Apr 24, 2013
Paulsen, Erik
· Apr 24, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Apr 24, 2013
Roskam, Peter
· Apr 24, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Apr 24, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Apr 24, 2013
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 24, 2013
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 24, 2013
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 24, 2013
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 24, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Apr 24, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1708: Affordable Footwear Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1708/
MLA
"H.R. 1708: Affordable Footwear Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1708/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1708, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1708/.
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