# What This Bill Actually Does

This bill is Congress saying "no" to a rule that the Department of Commerce created about how tariffs and import duties should be handled. To understand what that means, you need to know that Presidential Proclamation 10414 was an executive order that imposed tariffs (taxes) on certain imported goods. The Commerce Department then created detailed procedures for how these tariffs would be collected and managed. This bill is essentially Congress rejecting those procedures and saying they shouldn't be allowed to take effect.

The practical impact depends on what goods and countries were affected by the original tariff order. If this bill passes, the Commerce Department's rule would be thrown out, which could mean tariffs get collected differently, delayed, or potentially not collected at all—at least until new procedures are put in place. This could affect businesses that import goods, since they might face uncertainty about what duties they owe or when they need to pay them. It could also affect consumers if import costs change, since tariffs can influence prices of imported products on store shelves.

The bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of House members, suggesting there was concern from both parties about how the Commerce Department was handling these tariff procedures. However, the bill text doesn't explain what specific problems they saw with the rule, so it's unclear whether this is about the procedures being too strict, too lenient, or just poorly designed. Without knowing the details of what Proclamation 10414 covered, it's hard to say exactly which industries or consumers would feel the biggest impact if this bill becomes law.

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".

Posey, Bill

 <p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Commerce titled <i>Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414</i> and published on September 16, 2022. The rule allows for the suspension of duties on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules (i.e., solar panels) that are completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam using parts and components manufactured in China that are not already subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order.</p>