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H.R. 1773 114th Congress House

Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act

Official title: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States.

Introduced: April 14, 2015 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 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act

This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to exempt from duty treatment the residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States.

The following terms are defined:

  • "residue" means material of bulk cargo, of no or de minimis value, that remains in an instrument of international traffic after a certain amount of the bulk cargo is removed;
  • "bulk cargo" means cargo that is unpackaged and is in either solid, liquid, or gaseous form; and
  • "instruments of international traffic" means certain reusable containers or holders (i.e. lift vans, cargo vans, shipping tanks, skids, pallets, caul boards, and cores for textile fabrics) arriving (whether loaded or empty) for use in the shipment of merchandise in international traffic, as well as any additional articles that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection designates as instruments of international traffic.
 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 989 Identical bill Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act
  • S 1015 Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015
  • HR 1907 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
  • HR 1916 Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1773: Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1773/
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"H.R. 1773: Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1773/.
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