A bill to continue until the close of June 30, 1979, the existing suspension of duties on manganese ore (including ferruginous ore) and related products.
Public Law 94-560 · H.R. 12033 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 19, 1976 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Herman Schneebeli (R-PA-17)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Senate receded from its amendment)
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend for three additional years customs duties on manganese ore (including ferruginous ore) and related products.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 19, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-560.
- Oct 8, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 7, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 6, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Oct 1, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from its amendment.
- Sep 29, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · House disagreed to Senate amendment.
- Jul 1, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Jun 25, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Finance Committee
- May 19, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- May 17, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Apr 29, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Feb 23, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.