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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 7, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 7, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 7, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1951: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1951/
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"S. 1951: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1951/.
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S. 1951, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1951/.
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