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Read. Follow. Verify.The CANADA Act (H.R. 4899)
Last action · August 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Sponsors: Chris Pappas and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill proposes to exempt small businesses from paying specific import that were established during the declared by the President on February 1, 2025. If passed, small businesses would no longer be subject to the extra costs associated with Executive Orders 14193, 14197, and 14226 for their imported goods.
Small businesses that rely on imported goods would be exempt from paying tariffs currently mandated under the February 2025 declaration, potentially lowering their operational costs.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Small business owners
Small businesses would be exempt from paying specific import duties currently required under the national emergency declaration.
Importers
Importers operating as small businesses would see a change in their tax obligations for imported goods.
Key Facts
- The bill is officially titled the 'Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments Act' or the 'CANADA Act'.
- It exempts small business concerns from duties imposed by the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025.
- The exemption applies to duties established by Executive Order 14193, as amended by Executive Order 14197 and Executive Order 14226.
- The definition of 'small business concern' is governed by section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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- The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on August 5, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Aug 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Aug 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC
on behalf of CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
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Emergency Duty Rollback
The bill represents a legislative attempt to carve out exemptions from a series of executive orders issued in early 2025 related to a national emergency.
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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