# 117-hr-4816: Customs Business Fairness Act of 2021

117-hr-4816, Customs Business Fairness Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4816
- Congress: 117
- Title: Customs Business Fairness Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Customs Business Fairness Act of 2021 This bill modifies the treatment of claims by customs brokers for unpaid customs duties in chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy proceedings.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4816 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4816)

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