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H.R. 1057: STOP Act of 2017

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H.R. 1057: STOP Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-14 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Faso asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1057, a bill originally introduced by Representative Tiberi, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Faso asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1057, a bill originally introduced by Representative Tiberi, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

STOP Act of 2017

Plain summary

Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee on postal shipments or any other item valued at $2,000 or less arriving at an international mail facility. The bill amends the Trade Act of 2002 to direct the Department of the Treasury to require the Postmaster General to provide for the advanced electronic transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of certain information for all postal shipments made by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), including postal shipments it receives from foreign postal operators. The Postmaster General: shall be liable for civil penalties for postal shipment violations committed by a foreign postal operator or the USPS; may be directly or indirectly responsible for discrepancies resulting from omissions made or false information provided by a foreign postal operator or the USPS; and shall ensure that all costs and penalties associated with complying with this bill are recouped from foreign shippers, foreign postal operators, or U.S. ultimate consignees.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

STOP Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · 272 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Sam Graves (R-MO), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James A. Himes (D-CT) and 212 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1057 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115