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HR 2139 113th Congress House

GSP UPDATE Act

Official title: To make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2014 See on congress.gov
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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.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 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

GSP Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act or GSP UPDATE Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain luggage and travel articles as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1839 Identical bill GSP UPDATE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 5 Republican 2
Boustany, Charles
· Nov 19, 2014
Renacci, James
· Nov 12, 2014
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jun 10, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 2, 2014
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 30, 2014
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 28, 2014
Paulsen, Erik
· Apr 28, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 31, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 15, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jul 19, 2013
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 17, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 8, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· Jul 8, 2013
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2139: GSP UPDATE Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2139/
MLA
"H.R. 2139: GSP UPDATE Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2139/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2139, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2139/.
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[H.R. 2139: GSP UPDATE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2139/)
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