STOP Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 14, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 or the STOP Act of 2017
This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments.
The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee on postal shipments or any other item valued at $2,000 or less arriving at an international mail facility.
The bill amends the Trade Act of 2002 to direct the Department of the Treasury to require the Postmaster General to provide for the advanced electronic transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of certain information for all postal shipments by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), including postal shipments it receives from foreign postal operators.
The Postmaster General:
- shall be liable for civil penalties for postal shipment violations committed by a foreign postal operator or the USPS;
- may be directly or indirectly responsible for discrepancies resulting from omissions made or false information provided by a foreign postal operator or the USPS; and
- shall ensure that all costs and penalties associated with complying with this bill are recouped from foreign shippers, foreign postal operators, or U.S. ultimate consignees.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2017 to Jun 6, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 27, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1057 | STOP Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Feb 5, 2018 |
| HR 5531 | Opioid Emergency Response Act | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
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