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A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require the collection of statistics on domestic apparel and textile industries.

Public Law 99-467 · H.R. 2721 · 99th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 14, 1986 · Commerce

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia (D-NY-18)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Gary Ackerman

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to collect and publish quarterly statistics relating to domestic apparel and textile industries.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Census and Population Subcommittee
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Financial Management and Accountability Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. Oct 14, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-467.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 2, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  6. Aug 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  7. Jul 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Financial Management and Accountability Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Financial Management and Accountability Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  9. Apr 22, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Financial Management and Accountability Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  10. Apr 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  11. Apr 14, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  12. Apr 8, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  13. Mar 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  14. Nov 19, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  16. Jun 26, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  17. Jun 18, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Census and Population Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  18. Jun 11, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.