To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1696.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GRAHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 51, March 26, 2015, Page H2114):
  Article I, Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2015 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1696, 114th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1696

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  January 3, 2025

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  September 22, 2026

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  6697fd149922d6123246cacd737ab94d7afe3b2aa427621f2220b025dba8551a

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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