HR 978
114th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Customs enforcement
Economic performance and conditions
Inflation and prices
Tariffs
Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
Introduced: February 13, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative should encourage other countries, through bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora, to establish commercially meaningful de minimis values for express and postal shipments of articles that are exempt from customs duties and certain entry documentation requirements, as appropriate.
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $800 for 2016, and to $800 adjusted annually for inflation after 2016, the aggregate retail value in the country of shipment of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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