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S 2838 113th Congress Senate

U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Official title: A bill to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2014 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsGovernment trust fundsManufacturingOutdoor recreation
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Research and developmentTariffs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 17, 2014
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 Latest action September 17, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear.

Establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund).

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5646 Related bill U.S. OUTDOOR Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 17, 2014
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 17, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2838: U.S. OUTDOOR Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2838/
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