Bill Summary
The Pink Tariffs Study Act is a proposed bill that would require a study to be conducted on the extent to which the United States' import tariffs are regressive or demonstrate a gender bias. The study would be conducted by the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with other government agencies, and would be submitted to Congress within a year of the Act's enactment. The study would analyze the impact of tariffs on consumers, particularly in terms of regressive tariffs (higher rates on mass-market goods compared to luxury goods) and gender bias (higher rates on women's clothing compared to men's clothing). The study would also examine the effects on different types of households and income levels. The purpose of this Act is to determine if the current tariff system in the United States is fair and equitable for all consumers and to potentially make changes to address any disparities.
Possible Impacts
1) The Pink Tariffs Study Act could potentially impact consumers, particularly those in lower income households, by highlighting the regressive nature of some tariffs on mass-market consumer goods, which may disproportionately affect them.
2) The study required by the Act could also reveal a gender bias in the tariff rates assessed by the United States, potentially affecting consumers of different genders who may face different tariff rates on certain goods.
3) The Act could potentially bring to light the unequal burden of tariffs on certain categories of consumers or households, potentially leading to policy changes that could benefit those who are disproportionately affected.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7927 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7927
To require a study on the manner and extent to which the tariff rates
assessed by the United States on imports are regressive or demonstrate
a gender bias, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2024
Mrs. Fletcher (for herself, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Beyer, Ms.
Kuster, and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To require a study on the manner and extent to which the tariff rates
assessed by the United States on imports are regressive or demonstrate
a gender bias, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pink Tariffs Study Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY REQUIRED.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and in consultation with the United
States International Trade Commission and the United States Trade
Representative, shall submit to Congress the results of a study of the
manner and extent to which the rates of tariffs and the revenues
collected from tariffs assessed by the United States on articles
imported into the customs territory of the United States--
(1) are regressive with respect to the degree to which the
burden of such tariffs fall on consumers (such as tariffs that
are higher on mass-market consumer goods as compared to
analogous luxury goods), including an analysis of the manner
and extent to which importation of the applicable goods is
foregone to avoid the burden of the tariff;
(2) demonstrate a bias with respect to the gender of
consumer most likely to import such article (such as tariffs
that are higher on clothing classifiable as women's clothing as
compared to men's clothing);
(3) a disaggregation of the effects described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) with respect to consumers based on gender and
household type (single-parent families, double-parent families,
other) and income level; and
(4) such other matters relating to the manner and extent to
which the burden of tariffs assessed by the United States on
imports falls unequally among certain categories of consumers
or households in the United States as the Secretary may
determine relevant.
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