Comments on MTB to be Publicly Available Soon

Public comments on products for inclusion in the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) were due June 22. The comments will eventually be publicly available and a House Ways and Means Committee spokeswoman said the committee "will get them up as soon as we can."

(The MTB, typically passed by every congress to suspend tariffs on certain products, has faced recent objections, especially from Tea Party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), over whether MTB violates a congressional ban on earmarks.)

(See ITT's Online Archives 12040239 for summary of the House and Senate Committees beginning the MTB process. See ITT's Online Archives 12061429 to a summary of the recent legislation that would revamp the MTB process)