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HR 188 115th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Tariffs U.S. territories and protectorates

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular…

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To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend through 2027 the production certificate program requiring the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior to jointly issue to producers of watches and watch movements in the U.S. insular possessions production certificates entitling the certificate holders to a refund of duties paid on such articles imported into the United States.

What's happening now January 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 188: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-188/
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"H.R. 188: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-188/.
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H.R. 188, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-188/.
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[H.R. 188: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-188/)
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