H.R. 1653: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

H.R. 1653: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-15 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

Plain summary

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $1,000 the aggregate retail value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day. Changes from a maximum of $2,500 to a minimum of $2,500 the threshold aggregate value of a shipment of merchandise for the declaration and entry of which the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations.

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Official text

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · 144 cosponsors

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John B. Larson (D-CT), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 84 more.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1653.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1653 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112