US Congress House Bill 4136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-11-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics. Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Treasury to the Pima Cotton Trust Fund amounts equal to the duties received in the Treasury from certain imported woven fabrics of cotton since January 1, 2004. Extends the authority of the Secretary to make transfers to the Trust Fund for certain annual distributions (duty refunds) to U.S. manufacturers who certify by affidavit to have used such imported cotton in the manufacture of cotton shirts. Requires annual affidavits from shirting manufacturers and from yarn spinners.

To extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes.

Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]

Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-19		Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB2532 (Same As) 2009-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4136/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4136/BILLS-111hr4136ih.pdf