Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 13, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008 - Declares the purposes of this Act, including to stimulate economic activity and development in Afghanistan and the border region of Pakistan in an effort to combat violent extremism.
Authorizes the President to: (1) designate an area within Afghanistan or Pakistan as a Reconstruction Opportunity Zone, provided such country meets certain eligibility requirements; and (2) proclaim duty-free treatment for certain articles (including certain textile and apparel articles as well as non-textile or non-apparel articles) that are imported into the United States from a designated zone within such country, provided certain requirements are met. Specifies rules of origin for such articles.
Prohibits duty-free treatment for any such articles unless the country in question adopts certain enforcement measures to prevent their unlawful transshipment and the use of false documents relating to importation into the United States.
Authorizes the President to: (1) waive duty-free treatment for such articles if it is inconsistent with the national interests of the United States; and (2) withdraw, suspend, or limit such treatment.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2008 to Sep 17, 2008; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Jul 29, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL30588 | Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Dec 13, 2017 |
| RL34763 | Islamist Militancy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Region and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Nov 21, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Afghanistan
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clothing
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Employee rights
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Pakistan
- President and foreign policy
- South Asia
- Tariff preferences
- Textile fabrics
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in Senate
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