S 1951
112th Congress
Senate
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Caribbean area
Cuba
Customs enforcement
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Latin America
Martinique
Mexico
Travel and tourism
Trinidad and Tobago
User charges and fees
A bill to restore the exemption from fees for certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands adjacent to the United States.
Introduced: December 7, 2011
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 7, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to restore the exemptions from the payment of customs users for arriving passengers whose journey originated in, or originated in the United States and was limited to, Canada, Mexico, or adjacent islands. (Retains the current customs user fee exemptions for arriving passengers whose journey originated in, or originated in the United States and was limited to, a U.S. territory and possession.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1