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HR 3581 98th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Rural Affairs Agriculture in foreign trade Farm produce Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Tariff

A bill to amend section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 to limit eligibility of agricultural products and by-products under the Generalized System of Preferences.

Introduced: July 14, 1983 See on congress.gov
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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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 14, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 14, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from making new agricultural products or byproducts eligible articles under the Generalized System of Preferences as of January 1, 1984. Declares that no agricultural products or byproducts which are like or directly competitive with U.S. products shall be eligible under the Generalized System of Preferences after January 1, 1985.

What's happening now July 18, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 8, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3581: A bill to amend section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 to limit eligibility of agricultural products and by-products under the Generalized System of Preferences.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3581/
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"H.R. 3581: A bill to amend section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 to limit eligibility of agricultural products and by-products under the Generalized System of Preferences.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3581/.
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H.R. 3581, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3581/.
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[H.R. 3581: A bill to amend section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 to limit eligibility of agricultural products and by-products under the Generalized System of Preferences.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3581/)
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