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S. 2777

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2777, the Small Business RELIEF Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 11, 2025 by Sen. Edward Markey (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Sep 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 2777 has 14 co-sponsors.

sb2777/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2777 IS: Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2777
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 11, 2025
  Mr. Markey  (for himself,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Ms.
  Hirono ,  Ms. Alsobrooks ,
  Mr. Warner ,  Mr.
  Hickenlooper ,  Mr. Kelly ,
  Mr. Schumer ,  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Mr.
  Heinrich , and  Mrs. Shaheen )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on
  Finance
  A BILL
To exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the
  national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President and to refund small
  business concerns the amount of any such duties paid.
1.
Short title
The Act may be cited as the   Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act   or the   Small Business RELIEF Act  .
2.
Exemption and refunds for small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant
  to national emergency declaration
(a)
Exemption
Duties imposed pursuant to Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) shall not apply with respect to goods imported by or for the use of a small business concern.
(b)
Refunds
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall refund the amount of any duties paid pursuant to Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) on goods imported by or for the use of a small business concern.
(c)
Small business concern defined
In this section, the term  small business concern  has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President and to refund small business concerns the amount of any such duties paid.

Sponsors

Sen. Edward Markey (D) sponsors S. 2777, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2777 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Sep 11, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 2777 has taken 2 actions since Sep 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Sep 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2777 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2777, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2777 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Small Business RELIEF Act — Display Title
  • Small Business RELIEF Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President and to refund small business concerns the amount of any such duties paid. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 2777 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN FURTH114
TODD MCCRACKEN114
RACHEL GREY112
REED WESTCOTT112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$16K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2777 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2777’s is Commerce.

s2777/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com