H.R. 6215
IntroducedSmall Business RELIEF Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6215
To exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President and to refund small business concerns the amount of any such duties paid.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2025
Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Fields, Ms. Simon, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Carson, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Tran, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Titus, Ms. Craig, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Randall, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Goodlander, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) 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 and to refund small business concerns the amount of any such duties paid.
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 Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act'' or the ``Small Business RELIEF Act''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION AND REFUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS FROM DUTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
(a) Exemption.--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 a small business concern.
(b) Refunds.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall refund the amount of any duties paid pursuant to Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) on goods imported by or for the use of a small business concern.
(c) Small Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). <all>