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Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act
To prohibit the imposition of any duty on the importation of phosphate fertilizers under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill eliminates tariffs on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco, effective 7 days after enactment. It revokes countervailing duty orders on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers and requires the Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop collecting duties and refund any tariff deposits paid on these imports within 90 days. The bill aims to lower input costs for American farmers by removing trade barriers on fertilizer imports.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
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Top reported contributors to Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
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Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of any duty on the importation of phosphate fertilizers under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, 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 “Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act”.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO PHOSPHATE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.), beginning on the date that is 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any duty imposed under section 122 or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132 and 2411) shall not apply to any article—
(1) classified under heading 3103 or 3105 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
(2) imported from the Kingdom of Morocco.
SEC. 3. REVOCATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.
(a) In General.—Effective on the date that is 4 business days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the countervailing duty orders issued with respect to phosphate fertilizers imported from the Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian Federation (issued on April 7, 2021) shall have no force or effect with respect to imports from the Kingdom of Morocco.
(b) Implementation.—Beginning on the date described in subsection
(a), the Secretary of Commerce shall promptly take any necessary action to ensure that no duty or cash deposit is collected in violation of subsection (a), with the exception of any duty assessed pursuant to an administrative review that was completed before the date described in subsection (a).
(c) Refund.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall refund to the importer of record any cash deposits paid by the importer pursuant to the orders described in subsection (a) with respect to an import from the Kingdom of Morocco that do not fall into the exception described in subsection (b). <all>
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