S 1891
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: November 19, 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
Nov 19, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 19, 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 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1