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American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

Introduced: April 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

This bill declares the sense of Congress that it should consider a miscellaneous tariff bill.

The U.S. International Trade Commission shall:

  • conduct a process, meeting specified requirements, for the submission and consideration of petitions for duty suspensions and reductions; and
  • report to Congress on the effects of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to this Act on producers, purchasers, and consumers in the United States.

The bill prescribes requirements for publication by specified congressional committees of a list of limited tariff benefits contained in a miscellaneous tariff bill.

What's happening now April 13, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4923 Identical bill American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 28, 2016
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 26, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 13, 2016
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2794: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2794/
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"S. 2794: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2794/.
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S. 2794, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2794/.
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