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H.R. 3003 (108th)

Customs Business Fairness Act of 2003

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 September 2003

Last action

22 October 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Sponsors

Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

18 August 2025

Taxation

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

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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