H.R. 3986
IntroducedSmall Business Liberation Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3986
To exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2025
Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Fields, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Tran, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Simon, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Goodlander, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Landsman, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Liberation Act''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FROM DUTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
Duties imposed pursuant to Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) shall not apply with respect to goods imported by or for the use of small business concerns, as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). <all>