119-s1593

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1593 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1593

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 5, 2025

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Hirono) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Finance

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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).
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