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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas.

H.R. 5423Introduced Oct 6, 2000Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Simpson R-ID
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 16, 2000 — 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

23 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 23 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Larry Combest (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Mark Foley (R-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Christopher John (D-LA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Minge (D-MN), Patsy Mink (D-HI), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Karen Thurman (D-FL), David Vitter (R-LA), Greg Walden (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Simpson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Idaho in Congress · ID-2 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.