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H.R. 4923: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

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H.R. 4923: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-13 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-159.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 166 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4923 (2016-04-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-159. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill declares the sense of Congress that it should consider a miscellaneous tariff bill. (Sec. 3) The U.S. International Trade Commission shall: conduct a process, meeting specified requirements, for the submission and consideration of petitions for duty suspensions and reductions; and report to Congress on the effects of duty suspensions and reductions enacted pursuant to this Act on producers, purchasers, and consumers in the United States. (Sec. 5) The bill prescribes requirements for publication by specified congressional committees of a list of limited tariff benefits contained in a miscellaneous tariff bill.

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Official text

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · 61 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4923, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (2016-04-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) and 1 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4923 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114