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HR 5791 98th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Shoe industry

American Footwear Act of 1984

Introduced: June 6, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 6, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 6, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Footwear Act of 1984 - Limits the imports of nonrubber footwear to 400,000,000 pairs per year. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to allocate the import limitations among foreign countries, taking into consideration: (1) average levels of imports for the period 1978 through 1982; (2) findings of unfair trade practices with respect to nonrubber footwear products; and (3) recent market trends. Requires the Secretary to publish annually in the Federal Register the permissible level of imports by country, groups of countries, or area.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to take all necessary actions to enforce this Act. Authorizes the Secretaries to issue such implementing regulations as necessary to effect the purposes of this Act and to enforce its provisions.

What's happening now June 11, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2731 Identical bill American Footwear Act of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 6, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5791: American Footwear Act of 1984. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5791/
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