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H.R. 251 · 108th Congress

To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions taken by the United States…

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To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions taken by the United States during a trade dispute.

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Exempts an importer with under 100 employees during the two preceding calendar quarters from increased tariffs and retaliatory actions imposed by the United States with respect to the goods of a foreign country with which the United States is in a trade dispute under a trade agreement, where the imposition of such increased tariffs and retaliatory actions…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003
Exempts an importer with under 100 employees during the two preceding calendar quarters from increased tariffs and retaliatory actions imposed by the United States with respect to the goods of a foreign country with which the United States is in a trade dispute under a trade agreement, where the imposition of such increased tariffs and retaliatory actions is due to such country's failure to comply with the trade agreement's terms. Applies such exemption to that quantity of goods which does not exceed 125 percent of the quantity of the same goods that are products of the country and were imported by that importer in the preceding calendar year.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To protect small businesses from increased tariffs and other retaliatory actions taken by the United States during a trade dispute.

Latest action (Jan 23, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.