US Congress Senate Bill 1719 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

U.S. OUTDOOR Act United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. The bill establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund (STAR Fund). The Department of the Treasury must impose and collect, with specified exceptions, a fee of 1.5% of the appraised value of imported recreational performance outerwear and to deposit amounts collected into the STAR Fund. The Department of Commerce must make quarterly distributions from the STAR Fund to one or more appropriate organizations to conduct applied research, development, and education activities to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in clean, eco-friendly apparel, other textile and apparel products, and sewn-product design and manufacturing.

U.S. OUTDOOR Act United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3645 (Related) 2017-08-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1719/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1719/BILLS-115s1719is.pdf