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S 577 116th Congress Senate

Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to require the establishment of a process for excluding articles imported from the People's Republic of China from certain duties imposed under section … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the establishment of a process for excluding articles imported from the People's Republic of China from certain duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2019
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 Latest action February 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

This bill requires the President to establish a process by which certain articles imported from China may be excluded from duties.

Specifically, the bill requires the creation of a process whereby U.S. entities may request that articles imported from China be excluded from duties imposed under the Trade Act of 1974. Such an exclusion must be based on a determination that the article can easily be excluded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and that (1) the article is not commercially available outside of China or produced at a cost-competitive price, (2) a duty on the article would increase consumer prices for everyday items consumed by low- or middle-income families in the United States, or (3) the article does not directly benefit from nonmarket-based policies of China.

Further, this exclusion applies retroactively to recently imported articles that would have been subject to a lower rate under this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1452 Identical bill Import Tax Relief Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 12, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 12, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 577: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-577/
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"S. 577: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-577/.
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S. 577, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-577/.
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