[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4654 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4654

   To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby sleep items 
 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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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

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                                 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.
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