H.R. 5264: Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-02-07 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-191.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-02-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-191. (final step reached)
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Official title

Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 27, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as amended and expanded by Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), to extend, through December 31, 2008, the ATPA program providing for the duty-free treatment of certain imported apparel articles assembled in one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through December 27, 2014. Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase the amount in effect on the date of enactment of this Act of any corporate estimated tax installment otherwise due by a corporation with assets of not less than $1 billion in July, August, or September of 2013, by 0.25% of such amount.

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Official text

Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5264, A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act (2008-02-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5264, A bill to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act (2008-02-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5264, Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 (2008-03-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5264, Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 (2008-03-04)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr5264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5264 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110