House
Jan 8, 2009Customs Business Fairness Act of 2009
Summary
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Customs Business Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends bankruptcy law to establish an 11th priority in a debtor's relief plan for the payment of unsecured claims of customs brokers and sureties for duties, taxes, or other charges paid by them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on behalf of a debtor that imports merchandise entered for consumption within one year before the debtor's filing of a petition for relief.
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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(1/8/09)
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Passed
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Passed
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Sponsor
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Mr. Cuellar
House (D) Texas – 28
Cosponsors (2)
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Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 8, 2009
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