Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (9 Nov 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
S. 2108, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017, would amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to temporarily suspend or reduce import duties on a long list of specific chemicals, food ingredients, and other products that are not widely produced domestically. Items covered include things like frozen glutinous corn, mustard seed oil, cocoa powder, various preserved vegetables and olives, coconut water products, and dozens of industrial chemicals such as sodium compounds, fluorides, chlorides, and oxides. Each item is assigned a new tariff classification with a reduced or eliminated duty rate, generally effective through December 31, 2020. The bill also repeals a set of previously expired temporary tariff provisions.
The bill primarily affects U.S. businesses that import these specific raw materials and ingredients for use in manufacturing, food production, or other commercial processes; by reducing tariffs, it lowers input costs for these companies. It does not directly affect the general public except indirectly through potential effects on the price or availability of goods made with these imported materials.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on November 9, 2017, by Senator Orrin Hatch, with Senator Ron Wyden as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. According to the Congressional Research Service, the bill itself did not proceed further as standalone legislation, but its provisions were incorporated into other bills that were subsequently enacted into law.
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Official summary
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to: (1) repeal expired reductions in rates of duty for specified chemicals and other items; and (2) provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2020, for specified chemicals and other items.
Timeline
9 Nov 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 2108 do?
- S. 2108, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017, would amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to temporarily suspend or reduce import duties on a long list of specific chemicals, food ingredients, and other products that are not widely produced domestically. Items covered include things like frozen glutinous corn, mustard seed oil, cocoa powder, various preserved vegetables and olives, coconut water products, and dozens of industrial chemicals such as sodium compounds, fluorides, chlorides, and oxides. Each item is assigned a new tariff classification with a reduced or eliminated duty rate, generally effective through December 31, 2020. The bill also repeals a set of previously expired temporary tariff provisions. The bill primarily affects U.S. businesses that import these specific raw materials and ingredients for use in manufacturing, food production, or other commercial processes; by reducing tariffs, it lowers input costs for these companies. It does not directly affect the general public except indirectly through potential effects on the price or availability of goods made with these imported materials. The bill was introduced in the Senate on November 9, 2017, by Senator Orrin Hatch, with Senator Ron Wyden as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. According to the Congressional Research Service, the bill itself did not proceed further as standalone legislation, but its provisions were incorporated into other bills that were subsequently enacted into law.
- Has S. 2108 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2108. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2108?
- S. 2108 was sponsored by Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] (R-UT), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 2108?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (9 Nov 2017).
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