Trade-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced Feb. 6-9

February 15, 2012 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On February 7, 2012 the following trade-related bills were introduced:

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Apple export to Canada - A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture (H.R. 3914)

Miscellaneous temporary duty suspension bills:

Other made up articles - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain other made up articles (H.R. 3923)
Certain knit cotton - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on other knitted or crocheted fabrics, of cotton, dyed, other, of single knit construction (H.R. 3926)
Certain woven cotton fabrics - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain woven fabrics of cotton (H.R. 3972)
Chemical - A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Disperse Red 60 (H.R. 3917)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Disperse Yellow 64 (H.R. 3918)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Vat Blue 66 (H.R. 3919)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Acid Black 172 (H.R. 3920)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Reactive Blue 224 (H.R. 3921)
Chemical - A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Cuprate (4-) (H.R. 3922)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Reactive Yellow 27 (H.R. 3924)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Disperse Blue 77 (H.R. 3925)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Solvent Yellow 163 (H.R. 3927)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Xantheno (H.R. 3928)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Reactive Red 123 (H.R. 3929)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Reactive Black 5 (H.R. 3930)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Blue 284 (H.R. 3931)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Reactive Red (H.R. 3932)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Acid Blue 324 (H.R. 3933)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Yellow 151 (H.R. 3934)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Acid Blue 221 (H.R. 3935)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Yellow 137 (H.R. 3936)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Acid Yellow 230 (H.R. 3937)
Chemical - A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on Acid Red 414 (H.R. 3938)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Disperse Red 367 (H.R. 3939)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Reduced Vat Blue 1 (H.R. 3940)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Red 278 (H.R. 3941)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Direct Red 84 (H.R. 3942)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acetic acid (H.R. 3943)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Yellow 79 (H.R. 3944)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 171 (H.R. 3945)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 19 (H.R. 3946)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 184:1 (H.R. 3947)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Red 182 (H.R. 3948)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of (3-Pyridinecarbonitrile, 5-[(2-cyano-4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]-2-[[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) ethyl]amino]-4-methyl-6-(phenylamino)-) and (3-Pyridinecarbonitrile, 5-[(2-cyano-4-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]-6-[[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) ethyl]amino]-4-methyl-2-(phenylamino)-) (H.R. 3949)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Direct Green 91 (H.R. 3950)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 159 (H.R. 3951)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Red 122 (H.R. 3952)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Cobaltate (2-) and Cobaltate (3-) (H.R. 3953)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 311 (H.R. 3954)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 187 (H.R. 3955)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 71 (H.R. 3956)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Acid Black 244, (Chromate(2-), (Cobaltate(1-), and (Chromate(1-) (H.R. 3957)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 284 (H.R. 3958)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Basic Blue 94:1 (H.R. 3959)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Orange 288 (H.R. 3960)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Blue 284 (H.R. 3961)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Blue 56 (H.R. 3962)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 264 (H.R. 3963)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of (9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) (H.R. 3964)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Red 426 (H.R. 3965)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Reactive Blue 250 and Reactive Black 5 (H.R. 3966)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Reactive Black 5, Benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid (H.R. 3967)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Disperse Red 367, Benzo, and Acetic acid (H.R. 3968)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Disperse Blue 77 (H.R. 3969)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Reactive Red 198 and Reactive Red 239 (H.R. 3970)
Chemical - A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Reactive Blue 19 (H.R. 3971)

On February 8, 2012 the following trade-related bills were introduced:

Small business export assistance - A bill to provide exporting assistance to small business concerns (H.R. 3976)
Insular possession production certificate program - A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2025 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions (H.R. 3979)
Arsenic, lead in beverages containing fruit juice - A bill to limit the quantity of arsenic and lead in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to tolerances under section 406 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (H.R. 3984)

On February 9, 2012 the following trade-related bills were introduced:

DOD procurement of specialty metals - A bill to clarify the meaning of “produced'' for purposes of limitations on the procurement by the Department of Defense of specialty metals within the United States (S. 2087)
Port security gaps - A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security in the United States and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005)
CBP officers at int’l airports - A bill to require the submission of a plan to ensure the placement of sufficient U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at each of the ten international airports in the United States with the largest volume of international travelers to effectively combat security threats and vulnerabilities, and for other purposes (H.R. 4006)