I will work to require the Commerce Secretary to report to Congress every 180 days on items exempt from duties under the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act.

Sarah McBride · Delaware · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Work to require Commerce Department reporting to Congress on exempt school-supply items every 180 days after enactment.. Promised outcome: Congress would receive regular lists of items exempt from duties and items newly designated as school supplies eligible for exemption.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Co-sponsor of H.R. 10251, the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Delaware At Large.

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report that includes-- (1) a list of the items exempt from the application of duties pursuant to this Act; and (2) a list of the items designated, during the period covered by the report, by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c)(1).

McBride co-introduced legislation requiring recurring Commerce Department reports to Congress on school-supply duty exemptions and newly designated exempt items.

H.R. 10251 Introduced in House: Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed September 3, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists H.R. 10251 as introduced in the House and referred to the Ways and Means and Rules committees on September 3, 2026; its metadata also lists Sarah McBride as a cosponsor. This is concrete same-term effort, but not enactment or delivery.

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H.R. 10251 (IH) - Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act - BILLS-119hr10251ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the recurring 180-day Commerce Secretary reporting requirement described in the claim, but the obligation begins only after enactment. No enacted law or first report is shown in the official record available in this refresh.

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H.R. 10251 Introduced in House: Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified text shows H.R. 10251 contains the promised 180-day Commerce reporting requirement, and verified GovInfo metadata shows action on September 3, 2026. The cited record supports same-term effort toward the requirement, but the obligation begins only after enactment and no verified evidence shows enactment or any Commerce reports by the as-of date. Because introducing or supporting the bill does not fulfill an enactment-dependent reporting outcome, the promise remains unresolved.

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