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HR 3003 108th Congress House

Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 11, United States Code, to establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the United States by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor.

Introduced: September 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyDebtor and creditorForeign Trade and International FinanceSurety and fidelityTariff
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sep 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing priority among claims and expenses to place in the tenth order of priority allowed unsecured claims for duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the U.S. Customs Service by customs brokers and sureties on behalf of the debtor arising out of the importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the date of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1772 Related bill Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003
  • S 1891 Identical bill Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 4, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3003: Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3003/
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"H.R. 3003: Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3003/.
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H.R. 3003, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3003/.
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