A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 15, 2011 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.
- IntroducedDec 15, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend, through FY2015, the third-country fabric rule granting duty-free treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both, in one or more lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yarn used to make such articles.
Revises the term "sub-Saharan African country" to include the Republic of South Sudan under such Act.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 15, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Dec 15, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 15, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2493 | To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 14, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2011Introduced in Senate
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