HR 1284 · in committee · major
Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill increases penalties for fraudulent and grossly negligent violations of U.S. customs laws, including tripling maximum civil penalties.
- It affects importers and traders who violate customs rules, as well as their affiliated persons like family members and employees.
- Violators face import bans lasting 2-5 years and loss of importer status, with enforcement through civil penalties and a new private right of action.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might tripling maximum civil penalties for customs violations affect small importers compared to large trading companies with legal compliance teams?
- 02
What role should private citizens and businesses play in enforcing customs laws through the new private right of action created by this bill?
- 03
How would a 2-5 year import ban on violators impact supply chains and consumer prices for goods reliant on specific importers?
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Sponsor · R-IL-12
Mike Bost
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
37/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-13
Joining the bill
Beth Van Duyne
R-TX-24 · original
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19 · original
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · original
Claudia Tenney
R-NY-24 · original
Gregory F. Murphy
R-NC-3 · original
Mike Carey
R-OH-15 · original
Gary J. Palmer
R-AL-6 · original
Frank J. Mrvan
D-IN-1 · original
Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original
Nathaniel Moran
R-TX-1 · original
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original
Lance Gooden
R-TX-5
+ 25 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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