HR 5002 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to allow for the designation of Israeli-Turkish qualifying industrial zones.

Introduced Jun 24, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Philip M. Crane R-IL

Latest action · Jun 24, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 24, 2002
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to designate Israel and Turkey as qualifying industrial zones (granting duty-free treatment to articles imported into the United States from such countries due to similar duty-free treatment provided to articles imported by those countries). Excludes from such duty-free treatment certain import-sensitive articles imported into the United States from such countries, including specified textiles and apparel articles, footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2002 to Sep 18, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Jun 24, 2002
R-TX	Richard K. Armey	Original	Jun 24, 2002
D-FL	Robert Wexler	Original	Jun 24, 2002
D-CA	Tom Lantos	Original	Jun 24, 2002
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Jun 25, 2002
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jun 25, 2002
R-NY	Amo Houghton		Jul 10, 2002
R-IN	Dan Burton		Jul 16, 2002
R-FL	Cliff Stearns		Jul 24, 2002
D-FL	Jim Davis		Jul 24, 2002
R-CT	Christopher Shays		Sep 4, 2002
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman		Sep 4, 2002
D-CA	Robert T. Matsui		Sep 4, 2002
R-NE	Doug Bereuter		Sep 18, 2002
R-MN	Gil Gutknecht		Sep 18, 2002
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Sep 18, 2002
R-CO	Scott McInnis		Sep 18, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 24, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 24, 2002Introduced in House
Jun 24, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1285	Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ	Jul 17, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H4569	Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ	Jul 12, 2002

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 to allow for the designation of Israeli-Turkish qualifying industrial zones.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Text 1

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Jun 24, 2002Introduced in House

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