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US HRes338

US HRes338
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 1295) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
06/24/2015
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017

Introduced Session

114th Congress

Bill Summary

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 1295) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 1295) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti.

AI Summary

This Resolution establishes the rules for the House of Representatives to consider a bill, H.R. 1295, which aims to extend important trade programs: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries; the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which offers preferential duty-free treatment to developing countries; and a special trade program for Haiti. Specifically, it outlines that the House will consider a Senate amendment to a House amendment to a Senate amendment of the bill, allowing for a debate of one hour equally divided between the majority and minority parties on the Committee on Ways and Means, after which a vote will be taken on the motion to accept the Senate's proposed changes.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (on 06/25/2015)

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