H.R. 5986 · 112th Congress · 2011–2012
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5986 in the 112th Congress (2011–2012) became law — introduced on Jun 21, 2012, sponsored by Dave Camp with 22 co-sponsors.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Became law
- Introduced
- Jun 21, 2012
- Co-sponsors
- 22
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Public law
- Public Law 112-163
What it does
(Sec. 1) Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend through FY2015 the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Dave Camp (R-MI). Co-sponsors: 10 Democrats, 12 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJun 21, 2012
- Passed the HouseAug 2, 2012
- Passed the SenateAug 2, 2012
- Sent to the PresidentAug 3, 2012
- Became lawAug 10, 2012
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 112-163. (Aug 10, 2012)
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- H.R. 2832: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
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- H.R. 3079: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
- H.R. 3080: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
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- H.R. 2072: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
- H.R. 5890: To correct a technical error in Public Law 112-122.
- H.R. 6156: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
- S.J.Res. 17: A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom…
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