{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-8351","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 8351","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Formula Act","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Formula Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Formula Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Formula Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Formula Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Formula Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-160","introduced":"2022-07-13","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-07-15","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h363","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Formula Act","result":"Passed","yea":421,"nay":2,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll363.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-07-21","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-07-21"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-160.","date":"2022-07-21"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-07-21","stage":"Passed Senate","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Formula Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides through December 31, 2022, duty-free treatment to infant formula."},{"k":"p","t":"During this time period, articles of infant formula shall not be subject to (1) any additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule; or (2) any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional duties, or any other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that otherwise would apply to such articles."},{"k":"p","t":"Importers shall provide the applicable and anticipated tariff classifications for articles of infant formula on applicable customs entry documents."}],"words":91},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Temporarily suspends customs duties on imports of certain infant formula products entered from the date of enactment through December 31, 2022.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}]},"core_areas":["Temporary duty-free treatment of imported infant formula under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States by adding subheadings 9903.19.19 through 9903.19.22, each with a duty rate of \"Free\" for infant formula under listed subheadings of chapters 19 and 21.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}},{"text":"Applies the new duty-free subheadings to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of enactment and before the close of December 31, 2022.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}},{"text":"Provides that, during that period, infant formula classifiable under the new subheadings is not subject to additional safeguard duties that may be imposed under subchapter IV of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}},{"text":"Provides that, during that period, such infant formula is also not subject to any other import quotas, tariff-rate quotas, additional duties, or other duties, fees, exactions, or charges that would otherwise apply.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}},{"text":"Requires importers seeking duty-free entry to provide, on applicable customs entry documents, the tariff classification under chapter 19 or chapter 21 and the anticipated classification under subchapter III of chapter 99.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H4B384A52DA6B43C39A20451A55CA959D:~:text=2.%20Temporary%20Duty%20Suspensions%20for%20Infant%20Formula"}},{"text":"Gives the Act the short title \"Formula Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr#H2D55E4181ECA4C59AE2BFE5DA6C993C4:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8351/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-8351.png","v":"6ff878aab1f7","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8351, 117th Congress: Formula Act. House: 421 Yea, 2 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 21 Jul 2022."}}