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Steve Womack (R-AR)

Duty Drawback Clarification Act

H.R. 3028 · House bill Foreign Trade and International Finance

A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 31 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Duty Drawback Clarification Act," aims to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. It seeks to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. The legislation instructs the United States International Trade Commission to add specific statistical suffixes for different types of whiskies and container sizes. These include Irish or Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and other whiskies, categorized by whether containers hold not over or over 4 liters. The changes would take effect 15 days after the Act is enacted.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this make trade with other countries easier?

    The bill implements a uniform 8-digit subheading for whiskies to standardize classification and statistical tracking for international trade.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill imposes a new duty charge of $2.04 per liter on whiskies, which increases costs for importers and distributors.