A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for rates of duty on imported bicycles and bicycle parts consistent with those rates of duty maintained by the principal exporting nations of bicycles and bicycle parts to the United States, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to apply a uniform duty rate to imported bicycles and bicycle parts, tires, and tubes. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add bicycles and bicycle parts as articles that are not eligible for designation by the President for duty-free treatment. Provides that the duty rates imposed by this Act shall not apply to the existing suspension of duty on other specified bicycle parts.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 April 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 April 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 May 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from State, Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Customs, ITC, USTR.

   Source: Committee

6. 20 June 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From ITC.

   Source: Committee

7. 2 August 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From Commerce.

   Source: Committee

8. 26 August 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From State.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

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