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HR 1137 99th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Rural Affairs Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Tobacco Tobacco industry

Tobacco Import Relief Act of 1985

Introduced: February 19, 1985 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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
Aug 1, 1985
Executive Comment Received From ITC.
Jul 24, 1985
Executive Comment Received From State.
Mar 13, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, USDA, Customs, ITC, USTR.
Feb 25, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 19, 1985
Introduced in House
Feb 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Import Relief Act of 1985 - Imposes a limit on the amount of flue-cured, burley, and filler tobacco in unmanufactured form (provided for in the Tariff Schedules of the United States) that may be entered into the United States.

What's happening now August 1, 1985

Executive Comment Received From ITC.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1137: Tobacco Import Relief Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1137/
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"H.R. 1137: Tobacco Import Relief Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1137/.
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H.R. 1137, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1137/.
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