House, Senate Committees Post MTB Comments

July 2, 2012 by Tim Warren|Congress

The House Ways and Means Committee posted some 1,100 comments related to the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) June 29. The public comments are in response to the 1,200 House bills introduced for inclusion within the MTB. The MTB is generally passed every congress, suspending tariffs on certain products. The Senate Finance committee has also posted some public comments on bills introduced in the Senate.

The comments are compiled (here). A press release on the House comments is (here). The comments on Senate bills are (here). See future ITT issues for coverage of some of the more contentious items being considered for the MTB.

(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)