A bill to require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.949 through Congress

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SenateApr 28, 2005IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.1813 To require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 28, 2005

Amends the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to require interest to be paid on the amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of antifriction bearings and tomato sauce preparation.

Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) reliquidate each of such entries; and (2) provide payment of interest owed by the United States pursuant to the amendments made by this Act for the period beginning on the date of deposit of estimated duties and ending on the date of reliquidation.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D–NY

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Finance Committee

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Apr 28, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in Senate

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HR 1813 · To require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/949

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-04-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s949/BILLS-109s949is.htm

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Discuss S.949, 109th Congress: A bill to require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/949

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-04-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s949/BILLS-109s949is.htm

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Discuss S.949, 109th Congress: A bill to require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/949

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-04-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s949/BILLS-109s949is.htm

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Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.949, 109th Congress: A bill to require the payment of interest on amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/949

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2005-04-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/s949/BILLS-109s949is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:01:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.949 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.