Baby Hygiene Tax Relief Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Baby Hygiene Tax Relief Act is a narrow tariff bill for diapers. It prohibits the President from imposing duties on diapers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, requires termination of any such duties in effect on enactment, and states that substantially similar duties imposed on diapers under another authority have no force or effect. The bill does not create a rebate or broader baby-product exemption; its covered item is diapers.
Who Benefits and How
Parents buying diapers benefit if emergency-power duties cannot raise diaper import costs. Low-income families with infants benefit if diaper prices face less tariff pressure. Diaper retailers benefit from lower duty exposure on covered imports. Diaper importers benefit because IEEPA duties and similar duties on diapers would be void.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The President loses authority to impose IEEPA duties on diapers. Customs tariff administrators must terminate existing diaper duties and disregard substantially similar duties. Domestic diaper manufacturers may face more import competition if tariff protection is removed. Trade policy officials lose flexibility to use emergency economic powers against diapers.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits IEEPA duties on diapers.
- Requires termination of existing IEEPA duties on diapers.
- Blocks substantially similar diaper duties imposed under other authority from having force or effect.
- Limits tariff authority without creating a direct consumer subsidy.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars the President from imposing International Emergency Economic Powers Act duties on diapers, requires termination of existing IEEPA diaper duties, and voids substantially similar diaper duties imposed under other authority.
Key Policy Areas
Tariffs, Baby Products, Consumer Goods
Primary Purpose
Bars the President from imposing International Emergency Economic Powers Act duties on diapers, requires termination of existing IEEPA diaper duties, and voids substantially similar diaper duties imposed under other authority.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Parents buying diapers
- Low-income families with infants
- Diaper retailers
- Diaper importers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- President of the United States
- Customs tariff administrators
- Domestic diaper manufacturers
- Trade policy officials
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Tran, …
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in …
Introduced in House
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