S 1772
108th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Debtor and creditor
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Surety and fidelity
Tariff
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced: October 21, 2003
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing priority among claims and expenses to place in the tenth order of priority any allowed unsecured claims of customs brokers for duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the United States Customs Service on behalf of the debtor that arise out of the importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the filing date of the bankruptcy petition.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1