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HR 1903 114th Congress House

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Congressional oversightEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor standardsTrade restrictionsYouth employment and child labor
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1907 Related bill Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
  • HR 1916 Related bill Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1903: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1903/
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"H.R. 1903: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1903/.
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H.R. 1903, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1903/.
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[H.R. 1903: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1903/)
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