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To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby sleep items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the President from imposing tariffs or duties on certain baby sleep items, including cribs, toddler beds, mattresses, bedding, bassinets, cradles, and baby monitors, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The bill requires the President to terminate any duties on these items that are currently in effect under that authority. Any similar duties imposed under other authorities would also have no legal effect.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Shomari Figures’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $50,975
- CUNNINGHAM BOUNDS LLC $42,900
- BALL HEALTHCARE SERVICES $13,200
- BCBSAL $9,900
- KDF STRATEGIES $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Tran, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Subramanyam) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby sleep items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 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 “Baby Sleep Tax Relief Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON CERTAIN BABY SLEEP ITEMS PURSUANT TO THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President—
(1) may not impose duties on the items described in section 3 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(2) shall terminate the imposition of duties on the items described in section 3 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that are in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Duties Under Other Authorities.—Any duties imposed by the President on the items described in section 3 pursuant to any other authority that are substantially similar to the duties imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act shall have no force or effect.
SEC. 3. ITEMS DESCRIBED.
The items described in this section are the following:
(1) Cribs.
(2) Toddler beds.
(3) Mattresses and bedding.
(4) Bassinets.
(5) Cradles.
(6) Baby monitors. <all>
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