United States · Bill · S
S. 1982 (104th)
Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996
Introduced
23 July 1996
Last action
23 July 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Emergency Safeguard Act of 1996 - Declares that: (1) no more than 50 percent of the total square meter equivalents of wool apparel assembled in Canada and eligible for preferential duty treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during any year shall be tailored wool; and (2) no more than 50 percent of such sublimit shall be men's and boys' wool suits, wool sport coats, or wool slacks. Grants nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment of Canadian tailored wool apparel that is eligible for preferential duty treatment under NAFTA.
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Timeline
23 July 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
23 July 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8553-8555)
Source: IntroReferral
23 July 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 July 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 July 1996
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1982
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1982
- us · 104-s-1982 · source updated 21 August 2025