H.R. 1020: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013

Introduced:
Mar 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL18]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

S. 489 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Mar 07, 2013

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on March 6, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Mar 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 06, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

5% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
92 cosponsors (74R, 18D) (show)
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House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 06, 2013.
4 pages

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3/6/2013--Introduced.
Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) should encourage other countries, through bilateral, regional, and multilateral fora, to establish commercially meaningful de minimis values for express and postal shipments of articles that are exempt from customs duties and certain entry documentation requirements, as appropriate.
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $800 for 2014, and to $800 adjusted annually for inflation after 2014, the aggregate retail value in the country of shipment of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day.

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