Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003

Summary

Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003 - 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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Timeline

1. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 October 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 September 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 September 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 September 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 September 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Joe Wilson · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
• PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003
• related to ← Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003