HR 2569
107th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Collection of accounts
Customs administration
Debtor and creditor
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Imports
Tariff
Taxation
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2001
Introduced: July 19, 2001
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jul 19, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 19, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing priority of creditors' claims to rank as the tenth priority allowed unsecured claims of customs brokers for duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the Customs Service of the United States on behalf of the debtor arising out of the importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the bankruptcy petition filing date.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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