United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1294 (109th)
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2005
Introduced
15 March 2005
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
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15 August 2025
Summary
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law governing priority among claims and expenses to place in the tenth order of priority allowed unsecured claims for duties, taxes, or other charges paid to the U.S. Customs Service by customs brokers and sureties on behalf of the debtor arising out of the importation of merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the date of the filing of the petition in bankruptcy.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 March 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 March 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 March 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1294
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1294