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HR 978 114th Congress House

Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Customs enforcementEconomic performance and conditionsInflation and pricesTariffs
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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
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 7 Republican 12
Rothfus, Keith
· Mar 24, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 16, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 6, 2015
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 6, 2015
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 6, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 4, 2015
Reichert, David
· Mar 4, 2015
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 978: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-978/
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"H.R. 978: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-978/.
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H.R. 978, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-978/.
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