H.R. 8982 · 117th Congress

Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act

Introduced on Sep 26, 2022 by Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1). 30 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-192.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-192
Introduced
Sep 26, 2022
Cosponsors
30
3 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

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  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 base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Customs enforcement
  • Tariffs
  • User charges and fees

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Oct 10, 2022). Public domain.

Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act

This act provides through December 31, 2022, duty-free treatment to certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, subject to quantity limitations. Infant formula base powder means a dry mixture of protein, fat, and carbohydrates that requires only the addition of vitamins and minerals in order to meet the definition of the term infant formula in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

During this time period, articles of infant formula base powder shall not be subject to any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 27

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 26, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 26, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 26, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMs. DelBene moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8264-8268)
  6. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8982.
  7. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  8. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8265)
  9. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5524)
  11. Sep 29, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5524)
  12. Sep 30, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  13. Oct 4, 2022Presented to President.
  14. Oct 4, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  15. Oct 10, 2022Signed by President.
  16. Oct 10, 2022Signed by President.
  17. Oct 10, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-192.
  18. Oct 10, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-192.

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.