House, Senate Pass Base Powder Tariff Pause
A bill that temporarily lifts a 13.6% tariff plus $1.035/kg tariff on base powder that's an input to baby formula passed both the House and Senate on Sept. 29, just three days after it was introduced in the House by Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and the subcommittee's top Republican, Adrian Smith, R-Neb., along with others (see 2209260058). It passed the House with a voice vote and passed the Senate unanimously.
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The Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act will lift the tariffs through the end of the year, but is limited to the first 2,600 metric tons imported.