To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment.

Summary

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2000, the duty on: (1) certain calendaring or other rolling machines for rubber; (2) certain shearing machines used to cut metallic tissue; (3) certain machine tools for working wire of iron or steel; (4) certain extruders of a type used for processing rubber; (5) certain machinery for molding, retreading, or otherwise forming uncured, unvulcanized rubber; (6) certain sector mold press machines used for curing or vulcanizing rubber; and (7) certain sawing machines for working cured, vulcanized rubber.

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Timeline

1. 17 June 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 June 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 June 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 June 1997

   Committee

   See H.R.4342.

   Source: Committee

5. 24 June 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 June 1997 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 June 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1998
• related to ← A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain manufacturing equipment.