3.0.0 5059 2023-01-11T13:15:19Z 2023-01-11T13:15:19Z House H HR 2008-01-17 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-28T21:30:22Z Referred to 2008-01-17T15:03:10Z 2008-01-28 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2008-01-17 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa (Sub-Saharan) Clothing Developing countries Imports Mauritius Tariff Tariff preferences Textile fabrics Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-01-17 Introduced in House 2008-04-18T20:32:30Z Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to add Mauritius as a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country (LDC) for purposes of the application of preferential treatment to apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more LDCs, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles, that are imported into the United States. Repeals provisions granting preferential treatment for imported apparel articles produced in LDCs of yarn or fabric that is produced in beneficiary sub-Saharan countries and determined to be available in commercial quantities for use by LDCs.

Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) for such articles entered into the United States on or after October 1, 2005, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.


]]> To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries. Display Title To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries. Official Title as Introduced To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2008-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5059ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5059ih.xml 2008-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.