Small Business Liberation Act
S 1593, the Small Business Liberation Act, exempts small business concerns from import duties imposed under Executive Order 14257 (related to national emergencies). This applies to goods imported by or for small businesses defined by the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The bill directly affects small businesses importing goods during declared national emergencies by removing a specific tariff burden. It provides a concrete policy change by excluding qualifying small businesses from duties that would otherwise apply to their imports under the emergency order. The exemption is limited to duties from this specific executive order, not broader tariff policies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 5, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
John W. Hickenlooper
DDemocratic
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