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Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-577| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (6)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Cory Gardner (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1452
Introduced in House
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 28, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1452
    Introduced in House

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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  • HR 116-1452: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019
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Import Tax Relief Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-577| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
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.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 28, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1452
Introduced in House
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • February 28, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1452
    Introduced in House
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (6)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Cory Gardner (Republican)

Finance Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1452: Import Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaConsumer affairsCustoms enforcementFree trade and trade barriersGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesIntellectual propertyTariffsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade agreements and negotiationsU.S. and foreign investments