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HR 2709 113th Congress House

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences.

Introduced: March 4, 2014 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariffs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through September 30, 2015.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1331 Related bill A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 15, 2014
Boustany, Charles
· Jul 24, 2013
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jul 24, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jul 24, 2013
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 24, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 17, 2013
Nunes, Devin
· Jul 17, 2013
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