H.R. 8351 · 117th Congress

Formula Act

Introduced on Jul 13, 2022 by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3). 28 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-160.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-160
Introduced
Jul 13, 2022
Cosponsors
28
13 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Customs enforcement
  • Tariffs
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jul 21, 2022). Public domain.

Formula Act

This bill provides through December 31, 2022, duty-free treatment to infant formula.

During this time period, articles of infant formula shall not be subject to (1) any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule; or (2) any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional duties, or any other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that otherwise would apply to such articles.

Importers shall provide the applicable and anticipated tariff classifications for articles of infant formula on applicable customs entry documents.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3Sponsor

Democrats · 15

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jul 15, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 421–2

History

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  1. Jul 13, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jul 13, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jul 13, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseMr. Blumenauer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6629-6631)
  6. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8351.
  7. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6663-6664)
  9. Jul 15, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 2 (Roll no. 363).House · Roll call 363
  10. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 2 (Roll no. 363). (text: CR H6629)House · Roll call 363
  11. Jul 15, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Jul 19, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  13. Jul 21, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  14. Jul 21, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3593-3594)
  15. Jul 21, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Jul 21, 2022Presented to President.
  17. Jul 21, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Jul 21, 2022Signed by President.
  19. Jul 21, 2022Signed by President.
  20. Jul 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-160.
  21. Jul 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-160.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.