HR 5170 · 97th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States and the Tariff Act of 1930 to expedite the international transmission of business documents, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1981-12-10· Sponsored by Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See H.R.6867.(1982-07-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to declare that the records of a business, engineering, or exploration operation conducted outside the United States are not subject to duty. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit a nominal consignee who is not licensed as a customhouse broker from transacting customs business for another person or from entering merchandise in his or her name.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans