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H.R. 8217 (93rd): An Act to exempt from duty certain equipment and repairs for vessels operated by or for any agency of the United States where the entries were made in connection with vessels arriving before January 5, 1971, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
May 30, 1973
93rd Congress (1973–1974)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 7, 1974

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 7, 1974.

Law
Pub.L. 93-368
Sponsor

Wilbur Mills

Representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

Democrat

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Last Updated: Aug 7, 1974

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Congress.gov
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History

May 30, 1973
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 2, 1973
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Jun 27, 1974
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.

Aug 7, 1974
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Aug 7, 1974
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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H.R. 8217 (93rd) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8217. This is the one from the 93rd Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 93rd Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1973 to Dec 20, 1974. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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