HR 960 · in committee · niche
Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill changes how water-resistant clothing is classified for import tariffs by removing restrictions on which materials can provide water resistance.
- Clothing manufacturers and importers are affected by the new tariff classification standards for water-resistant garments.
- The change takes effect upon enactment and applies to future tariff classifications of imported water-resistant clothing.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would removing restrictions on water-resistant materials affect clothing prices for consumers and domestic manufacturers' competitiveness?
- 02
What evidence supports that current tariff classifications for water-resistant clothing create problems that this reclassification would solve?
- 03
Which countries and clothing manufacturers would benefit most from the new tariff classification standards, and who might face disadvantages?
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Sponsor · D-ME-1
Chellie Pingree
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
4/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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