[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3973 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3973

   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain reusable grocery bags.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2007

Mr. Berman (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To suspend temporarily the duty on certain reusable grocery bags.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CERTAIN REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in 
numerical sequence the following new heading:


``      9902.42.01      Reusable bags, of   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         polypropylene                                                      31/2010
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         4202.92.90,
                         6307.90.98, or
                         3923.29.00),
                         principally used
                         to carry food or
                         beverages
                         purchased in
                         grocery stores,
                         supermarkets, and
                         pharmacies.......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.
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