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HR 5786 97th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Disabled Education Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Shoe industry Sports and Athletics Sports and Recreation Sports equipment Tariff

A bill to apply duty-free treatment to athletic footwear imported for the use of organizations established for purposes of organizing, sponsoring, or providing training for athletic competition for…

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A bill to apply duty-free treatment to athletic footwear imported for the use of organizations established for purposes of organizing, sponsoring, or providing training for athletic competition for physically or mentally handicapped individuals.

Introduced: March 10, 1982 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1982
Executive Comment Received From Intl Trade Comm.
Jul 15, 1982
Executive Comment Received From US Trade Rep.
May 26, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 17, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Intl Trade Comm, US Trade Rep.
Mar 15, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 10, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 10, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to apply duty-free treatment to certain athletic footwear imported for the use of nonprofit institutions in athletic competitions for physically or mentally handicapped persons.

What's happening now July 21, 1982

Executive Comment Received From Intl Trade Comm.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 10, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5786: A bill to apply duty-free treatment to athletic footwear imported for the use of organizations established for purposes of organizing, sponsoring, or providing training for athletic competition for physically or mentally handicapped individuals.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5786/
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"H.R. 5786: A bill to apply duty-free treatment to athletic footwear imported for the use of organizations established for purposes of organizing, sponsoring, or providing training for athletic competition for physically or mentally handicapped individuals.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5786/.
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H.R. 5786, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5786/.
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