S. 998: American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-16 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015

Plain summary

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015 It is the sense of Congress that it should consider a miscellaneous tariff bill not later than 180 days after the USITC and the Department of Commerce issue reports on any proposed duty suspensions and reductions. The appropriate congressional committees shall establish, and publish on their publicly available websites, a process for the submission and consideration of legislation for proposed duty suspensions and reductions as well as a miscellaneous tariff bill including them, consistent with certain requirements. The USITC shall report to Congress, by May 1, 2018, and May 1, 2020, on the effects of such suspensions and reductions on the U.S. economy. The exercise of functions under this title shall not be subject to judicial review.

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Official text

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 4 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s998.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114