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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Small Business Liberation Act

S. 1593Introduced May 5, 2025Policy area: Commerce

Official title: A bill to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President.

Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2025 — Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Coons (D-DE), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Luján (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey.

Related bills

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Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.