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H.R. 3975 117th Congress House

Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify and extend the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes and revises specified U.S. trade programs and provisions.

Specifically, the bill extends through December 31, 2024, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which provides duty-free treatment to products imported from designated beneficiary countries. The bill makes various changes to the GSP, including by (1) adding human rights, environmental, and other criteria for designation as a beneficiary developing country; (2) requiring a review of laws relating to worker and gender rights; and (3) requiring a study on rules of origin and GSP utilization rates.

Additionally, the bill provides through December 31, 2023, and retroactively applies to 120 days before this bill's enactment, temporary duty suspensions or reductions to eligible imported products. This authorization is commonly known as the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). The last version of the MTB was enacted in September 2018 and the temporary treatment for those products listed in the MTB expired on December 31, 2020.

The bill also extends the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 for two future MTB cycles (one in 2022 and one in 2025). This extension allows the U.S. International Trade Commission to conduct the MTB petition, review, and recommendation process for those additional cycles.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4037 Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021
  • HR 219 Earth Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 4

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 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Dec 8, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 17, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 17, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 17, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 17, 2021
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 17, 2021
KIND, RON
· Jun 17, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 17, 2021
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 17, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3975: Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3975/
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"H.R. 3975: Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3975/.
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H.R. 3975, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3975/.
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