S. 2044: A bill to provide for the reqliuidation of certain entries relating to orange juice from Brazil.
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S. 2044: A bill to provide for the reqliuidation of certain entries relating to orange juice from Brazil.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-29 · Private Legislation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
A bill to provide for the reqliuidation of certain entries relating to orange juice from Brazil.
Plain summary
Directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation (refund of duties) on certain entries of orange juice from Brazil during the periods August 24, 2005-February 28, 2007, and March 1, 2007-February 29, 2008, respectively.
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Official text
A bill to provide for the reqliuidation of certain entries relating to orange juice from Brazil.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2044.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2044 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111