SAVE Act
Latest action · Jun 25, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Our Industries Act of 2009 or the SAVE Act - Grants duty-free treatment, subject to specified conditions, to certain apparel wholly assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and components of such apparel consisting entirely of: (1) fabric components cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; (2) components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; or (3) any combination of such components.
Grants: (1) a reduction of duty for such apparel, provided the same criteria are met; and (2) duty-free treatment to apparel that meet both the requirements for duty-free treatment and reduction of duty.
Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the effectiveness of the preferential duty treatment afforded under this Act to apparel imported from the Philippines.
Prohibits preferential duty treatment of apparel imported from the Philippines unless the President certifies to Congress that it is meeting certain trade enforcement conditions with respect to such apparel.
Terminates preferential duty treatment under this Act: (1) 10 years after the effective date of this Act; and (2) when the Philippines becomes ineligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Generalized System of Preferences.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2009 to Dec 1, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Jun 25, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | May 6, 2010 | |
| R-HI | Charles K. Djou | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 22, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Dec 1, 2010 |
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 25, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3170 | SAVE Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Save Our Industries Act of 2009
- SAVE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in House
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