Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 2, 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through June 30, 2012.
Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after December 31, 2010, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.
Makes ineligible for such treatment certain imported sleeping bags.
Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2012.
Extends through FY2012 preferential treatment for apparel articles assembled in one or more beneficiary countries from regional fabrics or regional components, and specified other type apparel (brassieres).
Requires the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on such articles that entered into the United States after February 12, 2011, and before the 15th day after enactment of this Act.
Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country.
Rescinds $2.3 billion in appropriated discretionary unexpired federal funds.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 2, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 308 | Trade Extenders Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Feb 8, 2011 |
| S 380 | Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 17, 2011 |
| HR 622 | To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 18, 2011 |
| HR 913 | Free and Fair Trade Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Free and Fair Trade Act of 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.
- Mar 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
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