HR 5339 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Introduced May 7, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Ann Marie Buerkle R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 14, 2012 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 7, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 7, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYTom ReedOriginalMay 7, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 7, 2012
Trade Subcommittee
Referred May 14, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  2. May 7, 2012Introduced in House
  3. May 7, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution states that ``Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises . . . .'' Furthermore, according to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, Congress has power to ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2321.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 7, 2012Introduced in House

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