TARIFF see also Foreign Trade

Bills and resolutions

Acid black 132 (see H.R. 1056), H1330 [11MR]

Acid black 194 (see H.R. 1058), H1330 [11MR]

Acid blue 225 (see H.R. 1060), H1330 [11MR]

Acid orange 116 (see H.R. 1059), H1330 [11MR]

Bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI) (see H.R. 1388), H1824 [21MR]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see S. 220), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 853), H700 [27FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 1412), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Direct black 22 (see H.R. 1061), H1330 [11MR]

Direct red 243 (see H.R. 1042), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse blue 60 (see H.R. 1043), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse blue 79—1 (see H.R. 1044), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse blue 291—1 (see H.R. 1045), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse orange 29 (see H.R. 1046), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse orange 30 (see H.R. 1047), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse orange 73 (see H.R. 1048), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse red 60 (see H.R. 1049), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse red 73 (see H.R. 1050), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse red 92 (see H.R. 1051), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse red 167—1 (see H.R. 1052), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse red 177 (see H.R. 1053), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse violet 57 (see H.R. 1055), H1330 [11MR]

Disperse yellow 114 (see H.R. 1054), H1330 [11MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): extend preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods imported from Nicaragua (see S. 1136), S4212 [11JN]

Ethanol: extend additional duty (see H.R. 2564), H4143 [27JN]

Footwear (see S. 1633), S7728 [31OC] (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 2708), H4597 [17JY]

——— clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

——— create jobs and promote fair trade by increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 734), H547 [14FE]

——— exempt cargo containers containing trace residue from certain customs laws in order to streamline legitimate trade (see H.R. 2806), H5049 [24JY]

——— extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific (see S. 432), S1012 [28FE]

——— include the cost of paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods in the calculation of normal value of a product (see S. 1801), S8668 [11DE]

——— increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1020), H1320 [6MR]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 166), H51 [4JA] (see H.R. 1440), H1857 [9AP]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H2567 [9MY]

Generalized System of Preferences: amend the bases for ineligibility for designation of countries as beneficiary developing countries under the Trade Act (see H.R. 3167), H5802 [20SE]

——— extend (see S. 1331), S5800 [18JY] (see H.R. 2709), H4597 [17JY]

International Trade Data System: ensure participating Federal agencies develop and maintain necessary information technology infrastructure to support the system (see H.R. 3004), H5397 [2AU]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 790), S2896 [23AP]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see S. 431), S1012 [28FE]

Reactive blue 21 (see H.R. 1057), H1330 [11MR]

Territories: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 1085), H1356 [12MR]

Travel and tourism: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 1839), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 2139), H2952 [23MY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3467), H7050 [13NO]

Trousers, breeches, or shorts imported from Nicaragua (see S. 1883), S9105 [20DE]

Vietnam: prohibit duty-free treatment of imports into the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences of the Trade Act (see H.R. 1682), H2246 [23AP]

Messages

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Suspension for Bangladesh: President Obama, S5492 [27JN], H4129 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 2708), E1779 [3DE]

India: impact of regulations on U.S. trade, E1230, E1232 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish, S4045, S4046 [10JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): extend preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods imported from Nicaragua (S. 1136), S4214 [11JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific (S. 432), S1029 [28FE]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (S. 431), S1029 [28FE]