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HR 1440 113th Congress House

Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013

Official title: To prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate, upon petition or a referral from another federal agency, an investigation into claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise entered into the United States.

Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative preliminary determination, to: (1) suspend liquidation of each unliquidated entry of the covered merchandise and extend the liquidation of covered merchandise entered before such determination, (2) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security required to be posted for each entry of covered merchandise, (3) require the posting of a cash deposit for each entry, and (4) take other appropriate measures to ensure the collection of any duties that may be owed on covered merchandise.

Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative final determination, to: (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of each entry of covered merchandise and extend the liquidation of covered merchandise entered before such determination, (2) notify the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce or other responsible U.S. officer) of the determination and request identification of the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries, (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties, (4) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security required to be posted for covered merchandise entered on or after the date of such determination, and (5) take appropriate additional enforcement measures.

Requires the administering authority to apply the highest applicable cash deposit or antidumping or countervailing duty in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown.

Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.

Requires the Commissioner, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that CBP employs and assigns sufficient personnel to prevent the entry of covered merchandise in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders or findings.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Commissioner, and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to assess and properly allocate the resources of CBP and ICE to improve efforts to investigate and combat evasion.

Directs the Comptroller General to report on: (1) efforts to prevent the entry of covered merchandise into the U.S. customs territory through evasion, and (2) the estimated amount of duties that could not be collected on covered merchandise that entered U.S. customs territory through evasion during FY2011-FY2012 because the Commissioner did not have the authority to reliquidate the entries of such merchandise.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 50
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 18, 2014
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 18, 2014
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 10, 2014
Negrete McLeod, Gloria
· Sep 30, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Sep 30, 2013
Mulvaney, Mick
· Sep 20, 2013
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 17, 2013
Duffy, Sean
· Jul 22, 2013
R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jun 27, 2013
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 23, 2013
Loebsack, David
· May 23, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 16, 2013
D
Garamendi, John
California · May 9, 2013
Johnson, Bill
· May 8, 2013
R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 8, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Apr 9, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 9, 2013
CONYERS, JOHN
· Apr 9, 2013
COOPER, JAMES
· Apr 9, 2013
R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 9, 2013
Ellmers, Renee
· Apr 9, 2013
Enyart, William
· Apr 9, 2013
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 9, 2013
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 9, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 9, 2013
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 9, 2013
Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 9, 2013
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 9, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 9, 2013
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 9, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Apr 9, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Apr 9, 2013
Lowenthal, Alan
· Apr 9, 2013
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Apr 9, 2013
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Apr 9, 2013
Napolitano, Grace
· Apr 9, 2013
Nunnelee, Alan
· Apr 9, 2013
Owens, William
· Apr 9, 2013
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 9, 2013
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Apr 9, 2013
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 9, 2013
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 9, 2013
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 9, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Apr 9, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Apr 9, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Apr 9, 2013
R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 9, 2013
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Apr 9, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Apr 9, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1440: Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1440/
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