H.R. 6406 - Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006

Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006

H.R. 6406 — 109^th Congress (2005–2006)

Summary

To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006
• Andean Trade Preferences Extension Act
• Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006
• Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006
• Andean Trade Preferences Extension Act
• Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006

Sponsor

William Thomas

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Trade
• Access to health care
• Actions and defenses
• Administrative procedure
• Administrative remedies
• Africa (Sub-Saharan)
• Agriculture
• Agriculture in foreign trade
• American investments
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Bribery
• Business
• Caribbean area
• Child labor
• Children
• Citizen participation
• Civil liberties
• Civil rights
• Clothing
• Collective bargaining
• Colombia
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Criminal justice
• Customs administration
• Democracy
• Developing countries
• Due process of law
• East Asia
• Ecuador
• Elementary and secondary education
• Elementary education
• Employee rights
• Equality before the law
• Executive Office of the President
• Executive departments
• Exports
• Finance
• Forced labor
• Foreign investments
• Foreign policy
• Free enterprise
• Freedom of association
• Government and business
• Government ethics
• Governmental investigations
• Haiti
• Health policy
• Hours of labor
• Human rights
• Immigration
• Import restrictions
• Imports
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Intellectual property
• Interest
• International affairs
• International finance
• Labor
• Latin America
• Law
• Limitation of actions
• Loans
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Minimum wages
• Most favored nation principle
• Namibia
• Normal trade relations
• Occupational health and safety
• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Peru
• Pluralism (Social sciences)
• Politics and government
• Poverty
• Public corruption
• Right of property
• Rule of law
• Secondary education
• Smuggling
• State-sponsored terrorism
• Subsidies
• Tariff
• Tariff preferences
• Terrorism
• Textile fabrics
• Trade agreements
• Vietnam
• Visas
• Welfare

Related Bills

• H.Res. 1100 (109^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 6406) to Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty and Make Other Technical Amendments to the Trade Laws, to Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 5602 (109^th) : To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam.
• H.R. 6111 (109^th) : Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
• H.R. 6111 (109^th) : Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
• H.R. 6346 (109^th) : Andean Bridge to a Reciprocal Trade Partnership Act
• H.R. 6346 (109^th) : Andean Bridge to a Reciprocal Trade Partnership Act
• S. 3495 (109^th) : A Bill to Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam.

Major Actions

Introduced	12/07/2006
Referred to Committee
Passed House	12/09/2006

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 6406 To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes	12/09/2006	This bill PASSED the House 212 voted YES 184 voted NO 37 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	12/07/2006
		12/07/2006	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
		12/08/2006	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1100 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6406.
		12/08/2006	Rule H. Res. 1100 passed House.
		12/08/2006	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1100.
		12/08/2006	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6406.
		12/08/2006	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6406.
		12/08/2006	The Speaker proceeded to address the House.
		12/08/2006	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		12/08/2006	Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 1100, the text of H.R. 6406 as passed by the House, will be appended to the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6111.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	12/09/2006	On Passage - House - H.R. 6406 To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes

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