Bill · H.R. 3028· House(119-HR-3028)
Duty Drawback Clarification Act
- Introduced
- 4/24/2025
- Last activity
- 4/24/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sponsored by
- Steve Womack
- Cosponsors
- - 24 - 7
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Duty Drawback Clarification Act," aims to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. It seeks to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. The legislation instructs the United States International Trade Commission to add specific statistical suffixes for different types of whiskies and container sizes. These include Irish or Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and other whiskies, categorized by whether containers hold not over or over 4 liters. The changes would take effect 15 days after the Act is enacted.
Yes
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+3
The bill implements a uniform 8-digit subheading for whiskies to standardize classification and statistical tracking for international trade.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-2
The bill imposes a new duty charge of $2.04 per liter on whiskies, which increases costs for importers and distributors.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Uniformity in Classification: The bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies under subheading 2208.30.00 (Section 2(a)).
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Improved Statistical Tracking: The United States International Trade Commission will add statistical suffixes to track specific types of whiskies, such as Irish or Scotch, Bourbon, and Rye, and their container sizes (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- New Duty Charges: The amendment replaces the previous subheading with a new structure that includes a charge of $2.04/pf liter for whiskies (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners-2
- 6/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/10/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/26/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/18/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/10/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/1/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 11/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/4/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/24/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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