Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4497
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2020-08-06
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Sanctions

Tariffs

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill suspends through December 31, 2022, any duty imposed on specified articles and articles identified by the U.S. International Trade Commission as related to the response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4497 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2020 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To temporarily suspend duties on imports of articles needed to combat the COVID–19 pandemic.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop PPE Taxes Act of 2020 . 2. Temporary suspension of duties on articles needed to combat the COVID–19 pandemic (a) In general An article described in subsection (b) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period specified in subsection (c) shall enter the United States free of duty, including free of any duty that may be imposed as a penalty or otherwise imposed in addition to other duties, including any duty imposed pursuant to— (1) section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 ); (2) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 ); or (3) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (b) Articles described An article is described in this subsection if the article is classified under any of the following statistical reporting numbers of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States or is identified by the United States International Trade Commission, after the date of the enactment of this Act, as an article related to the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as COVID–19 ) pandemic: 2207.10.6090 3824.99.9295 7613.00.0000 2208.90.8000 3824.99.9297 8419.20.0010 2804.40.0000 3923.21.0095 8419.20.0020 2847.00.0000 3923.29.0000 8421.39.8040 3002.13.0000 3926.20.1010 8705.90.0000 3002.14.0000 3926.20.1020 8713.10.0000 3002.15.0000 3926.20.9010 8713.90.0030 3002.19.0000 3926.20.9050 8713.90.0060 3002.20.0000 3926.90.9910 9004.90.0000 3003.10.0000 3926.90.9990 9018.11.3000 3003.20.0000 3926.90.9996 9018.11.6000 3003.60.0000 4015.11.0110 9018.11.9000 3003.90.0100 4015.11.0150 9018.12.0000 3004.10.1020 4015.19.0510 9018.19.4000 3004.10.1045 4015.19.0550 9018.19.5500 3004.10.5045 4015.19.1010 9018.19.7500 3004.10.5060 4015.90.0010 9018.31.0040 3004.20.0020 4015.90.0050 9018.31.0080 3004.20.0030 4818.50.0000 9018.31.0090 3004.20.0060 4818.90.0000 9018.32.0000 3004.49.0060 6116.10.6500 9018.39.0020 3004.60.0000 6210.10.2000 9018.39.0040 3004.90.1000 6210.10.5000 9018.39.0050 3004.90.9210 6210.10.9010 9018.90.3000 3004.90.9285 6210.10.9040 9018.90.7580 3004.90.9290 6210.50.3500 9018.90.8000 3005.10.5000 6210.50.7500 9019.20.0000 3005.90.5090 6216.00.5420 9020.00.6000 3006.70.0000 6307.90.6090 9020.00.9000 3401.11.5000 6307.90.6800 9022.12.0000 3401.19.0000 6307.90.7200 9025.19.8040 3401.20.0000 6307.90.8910 9025.19.8080 3808.94.1000 6307.90.9889 9026.80.4000 3808.94.5000 6505.00.0100 9027.80.2500 3821.00.0000 6505.00.8015 9027.80.4530 3822.00.1090 6505.00.9089 9028.20.0000 3822.00.5090 7311.00.0090 9402.90.0010 3822.00.6000 7324.90.0000 9402.90.0020 (c) Period specified The period specified in this subsection is the period— (1) beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) ending on December 31, 2022.