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HR 4566 97th Congress House

A bill to reduce certain duties, to suspend temporarily certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 1981 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 1983
Became Public Law No: 97-446.
Jan 12, 1983
Signed by President.
Jan 3, 1983
Presented to President.
Jan 3, 1983
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 22, 1982
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Dec 22, 1982
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Dec 21, 1982
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Dec 21, 1982
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Dec 21, 1982
Conference Report 97-989 Filed in House.
Dec 21, 1982
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-989 Filed in House.
Dec 21, 1982
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Dec 21, 1982
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Dec 21, 1982
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Dole; Danforth; Heinz; Long; Bentsen.
Dec 21, 1982
Senate disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.
Dec 21, 1982
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.
Dec 20, 1982
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rostenkowski, Gibbons, Frenzel.
Dec 20, 1982
House Insisted on its Amendments to Senate Amendments.
Dec 20, 1982
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments to Senate Amendments.
Dec 19, 1982
Senate appointed conferees Dole; Danforth; Heinz; Long; Bentsen.
Dec 19, 1982
Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference.
Dec 19, 1982
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 1982
Considered by Senate.
Sep 21, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 829.
Sep 21, 1982
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-564.
Sep 15, 1982
Committee on Finance incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1392, S. 1565, S. 1588, S. 1717, S. 1723, S. 1746, S. 2031, S. 2539, S. 2540, S. 2560, S. 2566, S. 2685, S. 2692, S. 2705, S. 2853, S. 2858, S. 2884, S. 2885, S. 2889, S. 2895, S. 2094 in reported measure.
Sep 15, 1982
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 21, 1982
Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held.
Oct 20, 1981
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from Commerce Department.
Oct 20, 1981
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; International Trade Commission; U.S. Trade Representative; Treasury Department; State Department.
Oct 16, 1981
Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 13, 1981
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 13, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 13, 1981
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 25, 1981
Placed on Union Calendar No: 165.
Sep 25, 1981
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-257.
Sep 23, 1981
Consideration and Mark-up by Committee on Ways and Means Prior to Introduction (Sep 16, 81).
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.3603.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.3075.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2206.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2786.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2485.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2563.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2454.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2162.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2479.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.1931.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.1910.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.2269.
Sep 23, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.3874.
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 Latest action January 12, 1983

Became Public Law No: 97-446.

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