H.R. 7979 · 118th Congress

End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act

Introduced on Apr 15, 2024 by Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 24, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 797.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 15, 2024
Cosponsors
2
0 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. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to modify the administrative exemptions under that Act.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • China
  • Tariffs
  • Trade restrictions

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Gregory F. MurphyR-NC-3Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 15, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 15, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 15, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Apr 17, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 17, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 18.
  6. Dec 24, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-948.
  7. Dec 24, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-948.
  8. Dec 24, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 797.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.4 reports
    $740K reported (all issues)
  2. National Taxpayers Union4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. Altria Client Services LLC3 reports
    $6.9M reported (all issues)
  4. American Apparel & Footwear Association3 reports
    $737.5K reported (all issues)
  5. EBAY INC3 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  6. FEDEX CORPORATION3 reports
    $8.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$407.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION3 reports
    $958K reported (all issues)
  8. Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  9. THE HOME DEPOT INC.3 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  10. Travel Goods Association3 reports
    $23.2K reported (all issues)
  11. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy3 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  12. AUCTANE, INC.2 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AUCTANE, INC.$237.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $37.2M reported (all issues)
  14. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  15. LG Electronics USA, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  16. SCHOTTENSTEIN STORES CORPORATION1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.