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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to certain fine jewelry certain trade benefits of insular possessions of the United States.

H.R. 2498Introduced Sep 18, 1997Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

William Jefferson (D-LA), Charles Rangel (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donna Christensen.

Sponsor’s state and district

VI at-large district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.