S. 3103: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixures of chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-1-naphtalenesulfonato(3-)[1-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-5-[2-(4-methyoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-2-naphtalenolato(2-)-kO]-sodium (1:2) and coaltate(1-), bis[2-[2-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-kO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-3-(oxo-kO)-N-phenylbutanamidato(2-)], sodium (1:1) and chromate(1-), bis[3-[4-[5-chloro-2-(hydroxy-lO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-(oxo-kO)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenefulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium (1:1).

S. 3103: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixures of chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-1-naphtalenesulfonato(3-)[1-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-5-[2-(4-methyoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-2-naphtalenolato(2-)-kO]-sodium (1:2) and coaltate(1-), bis[2-[2-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-kO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-3-(oxo-kO)-N-phenylbutanamidato(2-)], sodium (1:1) and chromate(1-), bis[3-[4-[5-chloro-2-(hydroxy-lO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-(oxo-kO)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenefulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium (1:1).

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-10 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Official title

A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixures of chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-1-naphtalenesulfonato(3-)[1-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-5-[2-(4-methyoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-2-naphtalenolato(2-)-kO]-sodium (1:2) and coaltate(1-), bis[2-[2-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-kO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-3-(oxo-kO)-N-phenylbutanamidato(2-)], sodium (1:1) and chromate(1-), bis[3-[4-[5-chloro-2-(hydroxy-lO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-(oxo-kO)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenefulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium (1:1).

Plain summary

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixures of chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-1-naphtalenesulfonato(3-)[1-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-5-[2-(4-methyoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-2-naphtalenolato(2-)-kO]-sodium (1:2) and coaltate(1-), bis[2-[2-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-kO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-3-(oxo-kO)-N-phenylbutanamidato(2-)], sodium (1:1) and chromate(1-), bis[3-[4-[5-chloro-2-(hydroxy-lO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-(oxo-kO)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenefulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium (1:1).

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A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixures of chromate(2-), [3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-1-naphtalenesulfonato(3-)[1-[2-[2-(hydroxy-kO)-5-[2-(4-methyoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl]diazenyl-kN2]-2-naphtalenolato(2-)-kO]-sodium (1:2) and coaltate(1-), bis[2-[2-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-(hydroxy-kO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-3-(oxo-kO)-N-phenylbutanamidato(2-)], sodium (1:1) and chromate(1-), bis[3-[4-[5-chloro-2-(hydroxy-lO)phenyl]diazenyl-kN1]-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-(oxo-kO)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]benzenefulfonamidato(2-)]-, sodium (1:1).

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3103.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s3103 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112