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HR 2851 98th Congress House

A bill relating to the duty on certain knives (commonly known as snap blade tools) having movable blades.

Introduced: May 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 23, 1983
Executive Comment Received From USITC.
Jul 6, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from Treasury, Commerce, ITC, USTR.
May 5, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
May 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 2, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 1983

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2851: A bill relating to the duty on certain knives (commonly known as snap blade tools) having movable blades.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2851/
MLA
"H.R. 2851: A bill relating to the duty on certain knives (commonly known as snap blade tools) having movable blades.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2851/.
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H.R. 2851, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2851/.
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