Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10251 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10251 To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Craig, Ms. Norton, Ms. McBride, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that arbitrary and chaotic tariffs increase the cost of school supplies for students, families, teachers, schools, and local governments. SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no duty described in subsection (b) applies with respect to any item described in subsection (c). (b) Duty Described.--A duty is described in this subsection if the duty imposed on an article exceeds the duty in effect for the article on January 19, 2025, except if the duty was-- (1) imposed pursuant to title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.); or (2) proclaimed pursuant to section 20