HR 4080 United States House · 117th Congress

China COVID–19 Restitution Act

Summary

China COVID-19 Restitution Act This bill requires the President to impose duties on goods and components manufactured in China and to use the collected funds to provide compensation and reimbursement for losses related to COVID-19. From this bill's enactment until December 31, 2021, the President must impose a 10% ad valorem duty on any good manufactured in China and any component manufactured in China and incorporated in a good imported from any country. This duty shall increase by an additional 10% each calendar year after 2021. The amounts from this duty shall go into a trust fund, which shall also include any amounts provided by China's government to provide compensation and reimbursement related to COVID-19. Using the amounts in the trust fund, the Department of Justice shall establish and administer a program to provide compensation and reimbursement for economic and financial losses related to COVID-19, including for assistance made available by the federal government.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2021

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President

Introduced Jun 23, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

Jun 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

lower

Jun 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Jun 23, 2021

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Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors