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HR 1128 117th Congress House Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Asia Business expenses China Department of the Treasury Government trust funds Income tax deductions Tariffs

To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business property from China to the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to treat amounts paid by U.S citizens or business entities to move their inventory, equipment, and supplies from China to the United States as items of expense, deductible in the year in which they are incurred. The cost of this expensing allowance shall be paid for with tariffs collected by the United States on goods manufactured in China.

What's happening now February 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jun 7, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1128: To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business property from China to the United States, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1128/
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"H.R. 1128: To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business property from China to the United States, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1128/.
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H.R. 1128, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1128/.
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[H.R. 1128: To allow expensing of amounts paid to move business property from China to the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1128/)
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