The Baby Hygiene Tax Relief Act, a companion to the Baby Sleep Tax Relief Act, would prohibit the President from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA — the law a president can invoke to impose emergency-based tariffs without a congressional vote) to put duties on 11 categories of baby hygiene goods: diapers, diaper liners, diaper cream, diaper bags, changing tables, baby wipes, baby soap, baby shampoo, baby bathtubs, and baby towels. Any IEEPA duties on those items already in effect at enactment would be terminated, and substantially similar duties imposed under any other authority would have no force or effect. Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada is the lead sponsor, joined by five Democratic co-sponsors.
Average Household Impact
- IEEPA tariff authority on baby hygiene items — Prohibited on diapers, wipes, baby soap and shampoo, bathtubs, changing tables, and related goods
Congressional Summary
Baby Hygiene Tax Relief ActThis bill prohibits the imposition of duties (i.e., tariffs) on specified baby hygiene items (e.g., diapers, baby wipes, and baby changing tables) pursuant to certain presidential powers.Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose duties on specified baby hygiene items entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)Further, the President must terminate the duties on these items that were imposed pursuant to IEEPA and are in effect as of the date of the bill's enactment.The bill also prohibits the President from using any other authorities to impose duties on these items that are substantially similar to the duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-07-23
- Date Added
- 2026-05-12
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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