A bill to reduce certain duties, to suspend temporarily certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 97-446.

Became Public Law No: 97-446.

Measure Signed in Senate.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

Senate disagreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Dole; Danforth; Heinz; Long; Bentsen.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-989 Filed in House.

Conference Report 97-989 Filed in House.

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments to Senate Amendments.

House Insisted on its Amendments to Senate Amendments.

House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rostenkowski, Gibbons, Frenzel.

Considered by Senate.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference.

Senate appointed conferees Dole; Danforth; Heinz; Long; Bentsen.

Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-564.

Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-564.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 829.

Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Finance incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1392, S. 1565, S. 1588, S. 1717, S. 1723, S. 1746, S. 2031, S. 2539, S. 2540, S. 2560, S. 2566, S. 2685, S. 2692, S. 2705, S. 2853, S. 2858, S. 2884, S. 2885, S. 2889, S. 2895, S. 2094 in reported measure.

Subcommittee on International Trade. Hearings held.

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; International Trade Commission; U.S. Trade Representative; Treasury Department; State Department.

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from Commerce Department.

Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-257.

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-257.

Placed on Union Calendar No: 165.

Introduced in House

Introduced in House

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

For Previous Action See H.R.2082.

For Previous Action See H.R.1988.

For Previous Action See H.R.2516.

For Previous Action See H.R.1987.

For Previous Action See H.R.833.

For Previous Action See H.R.3874.

For Previous Action See H.R.2269.

For Previous Action See H.R.1910.

For Previous Action See H.R.1931.

For Previous Action See H.R.2479.

For Previous Action See H.R.2162.

For Previous Action See H.R.2454.

For Previous Action See H.R.2563.

For Previous Action See H.R.2485.

For Previous Action See H.R.2786.

For Previous Action See H.R.2206.

For Previous Action See H.R.3075.

For Previous Action See H.R.3603.

Consideration and Mark-up by Committee on Ways and Means Prior to Introduction (Sep 16, 81).