Search Results for keywords:"duties on imports"

Search Results: keywords:"duties on imports"

S. 959 — To require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit a report on the impact on businesses in the United States of duties, and the threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:868
The bill S. 959, known as the “Tariff Transparency Act of 2025,” requires the United States International Trade Commission to investigate and report on the impact of duties on imports from Mexico and Canada. It focuses on how these duties, proposed by President Trump, affect...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants a special group to check how extra taxes on stuff coming from Mexico and Canada affect prices and businesses in the U.S. They will write a report about it, but they need to keep some secrets and share their findings within a year.
S. 4702 — To impose duties on electromagnets, battery cells, electric storage batteries, and photovoltaic cells imported from certain countries.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,158
S. 4702 is a bill introduced in the United States Senate aimed at imposing duties on certain imported goods. Specifically, the bill targets electromagnets, battery cells, electric storage batteries, and photovoltaic cells that are imported from specific countries. It sets...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make stuff like magnets, batteries, and solar cells more expensive if they come from certain places, especially China, by adding extra charges so that people will buy them from different countries instead.
S. 1272 — To provide for notification to, and review by, Congress with respect to the imposition of duties.
April 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:996
S. 1272 is a bill called the “Trade Review Act of 2025.” It aims to ensure that Congress is notified and has the chance to review any new duties or increases in duties imposed by the President on imported goods. The President must notify Congress within 48 hours of imposing...
Simple Explanation
Imagine the President wants to add extra costs called "duties" to toys coming into the country. This bill says the President has to tell Congress very quickly, and if Congress doesn't say it's okay within a couple of months, those extra costs go away.

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