HR 251 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions taken by the United States during a trade dispute.

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Andrews D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 23, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 8, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Exempts an importer with under 100 employees during the two preceding calendar quarters from increased tariffs and retaliatory actions imposed by the United States with respect to the goods of a foreign country with which the United States is in a trade dispute under a trade agreement, where the imposition of such increased tariffs and retaliatory actions is due to such country's failure to comply with the trade agreement's terms. Applies such exemption to that quantity of goods which does not exceed 125 percent of the quantity of the same goods that are products of the country and were imported by that importer in the preceding calendar year.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2003 to Oct 29, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TX	Martin Frost		Oct 1, 2003
D-NY	Major R. Owens		Oct 29, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 23, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

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

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