S. 3344: A bill to provide temporary duty reduction for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-26 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to provide temporary duty reduction for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce, through December 31, 2009, the duty on certain cotton shirting fabrics. Limits the quantity of imported woven fabrics of cotton containing 85% or more by weight of cotton entered by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and boy's shirts. Provides for the issuance of import licenses subject to such limitation. Establishes the Pima Cotton Trust Fund within the Treasury, consisting of transfers from the general fund in amounts attributable to the duty received since January 1, 1994, on woven fabrics of cotten under specified headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Provides for annual distribution of amounts from such Fund to a nationally recognized association of shirting manufacturers for the promotion of U.S.-grown pima cotton, and to yarn spinners of such cotton.

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Official text

A bill to provide temporary duty reduction for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3344.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s3344 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109