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  • H.R. 505 aims to impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States. Initially, the President must set a 10% ad valorem duty on these imports. If the U.S. has a trade deficit for the previous year, the duty increases by an additional 5%; if there's a trade...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 505 wants to add extra charges on stuff brought into the country. The charge goes up or down a little each year, depending on whether the U.S. bought more than it sold last year.

  • H.R. 9827 proposes to impose an additional tax on goods imported into the United States. The bill requires the President to apply a 10% ad valorem duty on imports. Each year, this duty could increase by an additional 5% if the U.S. has a trade deficit, or decrease by 5% if...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is like adding a price tag to toys you buy from another country; if America buys more than it sells to other places, the price increases a bit each year, but if America sells more than it buys, the price tag goes down.