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S. 2842 (99th)

Digital Audio Tape Tariff Act of 1986

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Introduced

19 September 1986

Last action

19 September 1986 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

29 August 2025

Summary

Digital Audio Tape Tariff Act of 1986 - Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to define "copy-code scanners." Provides a duty on digital audio tape recorders without copy-code scanners and parts. Subjects other digital audio tape recorders to the same staged rate reductions as may later be provided for digital audio tape recorders without copy-code scanners. Subjects radio-television-phonograph combinations to the same staged rate reductions as may later be provided for certain tape recorders, dictation recording, and transcribing machines for civil aircraft.

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Timeline

  1. 19 September 1986

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 September 1986

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

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