3.0.0 7222 2023-11-13T20:13:45Z 2023-11-13T20:13:45Z House H HR 2008-09-29 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Discharged from 2008-09-29T18:52:18Z Referred to 2008-09-29T18:52:10Z 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-436. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-436. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-16 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-16 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-07 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-07 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-03 Cleared for White House. 2008-10-03 10:40:45 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. ResolvingDifferences H41931 2 House floor actions 2008-10-03 10:40:44 On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10710-10712) ResolvingDifferences H41610 2 House floor actions 2008-10-03 Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10710-10712) NotUsed 19500 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-03 10:40:11 Mr. Levin asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10710-10712) ResolvingDifferences H40110 2 House floor actions 2008-10-02 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-10-02 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-02 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10503-10504) Floor 2008-09-30 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2008-09-29 14:52:52 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:52:51 On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10630-10631) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:52:51 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10630-10631) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 14:52:20 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10629-10631) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-09-29 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-09-29 14:52:13 Ms. Moore (WI) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. Floor H30200 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 N M000388 Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] JIM MCCRERY R LA 4 2008-09-29 True L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2008-09-29 True H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2008-09-29 True 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z H.R. 7222, An act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20394 <p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 3, 2008, and signed by the President on October 16, 2008</p> 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z H.R. 7222, An act to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20394 Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 3, 2008, and signed by the President on October 16, 2008 Public Law 110-436 Foreign Trade and International Finance Africa (Sub-Saharan) Bolivia Botswana Business records Clothing Colombia Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Corporation taxes Cotton Customs administration Customs unions Developing countries Dominican Republic Economics and Public Finance Ecuador Exports Free trade Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Gross national product Imports Income tax International Affairs Latin America Mauritius Namibia Peru President and foreign policy Tariff Tariff preferences Tax administration Taxation Textile fabrics Textile industry Trade agreements User charges Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2008-09-29 Introduced in House 2008-12-02T16:56:34Z Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend the ATPA program through December 31, 2009.

Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in an eligible country, based on specified elements.

Declares that eligible apparel articles wholly assembled in an eligible country and imported directly from an eligible country shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate reflecting the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles.

Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to repeal certain special rules for fabrics and yarns in commercial quantities in Africa.

Adds 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.

Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to review, identify, and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General on yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs that through new or increased investment or other measures can be produced competitively in beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences program through December 31, 2009.

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States.

Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 2.25% the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013.

]]> 35 2008-10-02 Passed Senate amended 2008-12-23T22:11:21Z Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to prohibit the extension of duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment to: (1) Colombia or Peru after December 31, 2009; (2) Ecuador after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, unless the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Ecuador does not satisfy certain beneficiary country designation requirements; and (3) Bolivia after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, only if the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Bolivia satisfies certain beneficiary country designation requirements.

(Sec. 1) Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

(Sec. 2) Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in the Dominican Republic, based on specified elements.

Declares that eligible apparel articles wholly assembled in the Dominican Republic and imported directly from the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate reflecting the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles.

Directs the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to review and report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the earned import allowance program.

(Sec. 3) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to repeal certain special rules for fabrics and yarns in commercial quantities in Africa.

Adds 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.

Directs the ITC to review, identify, and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General on yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs that through new or increased investment or other measures can be produced competitively in beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on recommendations for changes to U.S. trade preference programs, including changes to rules of origin, to provide incentives to increase investment and other measures to improve the competitiveness of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries in the production of yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences program through December 31, 2009.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 2% the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013.

]]> 49 2008-10-16 Public Law 2009-01-07T21:20:38Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 2, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to prohibit the extension of duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment to: (1) Colombia or Peru after December 31, 2009; (2) Ecuador after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, unless the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Ecuador does not satisfy certain beneficiary country designation requirements; and (3) Bolivia after June 30, 2009, except that such preferential treatment shall remain in effect through December 31, 2009, only if the President reports to specified congressional committees on or before June 30, 2009, that Bolivia satisfies certain beneficiary country designation requirements.

(Sec. 1) Extends through FY2010 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).

(Sec. 2) Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to provide earned import allowance certificates to any producer or entity controlling production of eligible apparel articles in the Dominican Republic, based on specified elements.

Declares that eligible apparel articles wholly assembled in the Dominican Republic and imported directly from the Dominican Republic shall enter the United States free of duty, without regard to the source of the fabric or yarns from which the articles are made, if such apparel articles are accompanied by an earned import allowance certificate reflecting the amount of credits equal to the total square meter equivalents of fabric in such apparel articles.

Directs the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to review and report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the earned import allowance program.

(Sec. 3) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to repeal certain special rules for fabrics and yarns in commercial quantities in Africa.

Adds 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.

Directs the ITC to review, identify, and report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller General on yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs that through new or increased investment or other measures can be produced competitively in beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on recommendations for changes to U.S. trade preference programs, including changes to rules of origin, to provide incentives to increase investment and other measures to improve the competitiveness of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries in the production of yarns, fabrics, and other textile and apparel inputs.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences program through December 31, 2009.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 2% the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September 2013.

]]> To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. Display Title To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. 5695 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:15:13Z 2008-10-02 Amendment SA 5695 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 5695 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/5695 R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2 2 B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2008-10-02 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2008-10-02 True 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z Senate 110 HR House H 7222 To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. 2023-11-13T20:13:45Z 6 2008-10-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 5695 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-02 0 Senate Amendment SA 5695 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S10503-10504) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2008-10-02 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5695 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S10503-10504) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 5695 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-02 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed Amendment Senate 2008-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7222eas/xml/BILLS-110hr7222eas.xml Enrolled Bill 2008-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7222enr/xml/BILLS-110hr7222enr.xml Received in Senate 2008-09-30T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7222eh/xml/BILLS-110hr7222eh.xml Considered and Passed House 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7222cph/xml/BILLS-110hr7222cph.xml 2008-10-17T03:59:59Z Public Law 2008-10-16 Became Public Law No: 110-436. 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.