US Congress Senate Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics. Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the Treasury to the Pima Cotton Trust Fund amounts equal to the duties received in the Treasury from certain imported woven fabrics of cotton since January 1, 2004. Extends the authority of: (1) the Secretary to make transfers to the Trust Fund for certain annual distributions (duty refunds) to nationally-recognized associations promoting U.S. pima cotton use in textile and apparel goods, yarn spinners of U.S. pima cotton, and U.S. manufacturers who certify by affidavit to have used such imported cotton in the manufacture of cotton shirts, and (2) the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to make such annual distributions. Requires annual affidavits from shirting manufacturers and from yarn spinners.

A bill to extend the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes.

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB6265 (Related) 2012-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/529/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s529/BILLS-112s529is.pdf