Senate Finance, House Ways and Means Post Administration Comments, ITC Reports for MTB
The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees posted the International Trade Commission reports and Obama Administration analysis related to miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) legislation. Input from the ITC and Obama Administration through the Commerce Department is required to pass a MTB, which is typically passed by every congress to suspend tariffs on certain products. Numerous duty suspensions would expire if a MTB isn't passed by the end of the year.
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The Senate Finance Committee spreadsheet with links to the bills, comments and ITC report is (here). A Senate Finance spreadsheet of Administration positions is (here). The House Ways and Means Committee has similar lists (here).
(See ITT's Online Archives 12040239 for summary of the House and Senate Committees beginning the MTB process. See ITT's Online Archives 12061429 to a summary of the recent legislation that would revamp the MTB process.)