Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Foreign Policy, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H533861D3F27443269AC7E40007CAC251: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act.
- Section H310522B924CA402482CD2DEF0E357883: 2. Elimination of de minimis treatment under the Tariff Act of 1930 Section 321(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)) is amended— in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Foreign Policy, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Graham) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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