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H.R. 6215

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6215, the Small Business RELIEF Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 20, 2025 by Rep. Kelly Morrison (D) with 32 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6215 has 32 co-sponsors.

hb6215/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6215 IH: Small Business Restoring Equity for Local Importers through Economic Fairness Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-20
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6215  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 20, 2025   Ms. Morrison  (for herself,  Mr. Pappas ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Mr. Fields ,  Ms. Simon ,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Mr. Tran ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Hernández ,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. Craig ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Olszewski ,  Ms. Randall ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Mr. Latimer ,  Mr. Subramanyam ,  Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Mr. Ryan ,  Ms. Pettersen ,  Ms. Goodlander , and  Ms. Williams of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    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. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Rep. Kelly Morrison (D) sponsors H.R. 6215, and 32 members have co-sponsored it, 29 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6215 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6215 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6215 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6215, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 6215 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
  • 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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6215 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6215’s is Commerce.

hr6215/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6215, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MORRISON:H.R. 6215.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States or in any Department of Office thereof.''[Page H4877]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com