Rep. Adrian Smith aims to introduce MTB renewal bill ‘soon’

House Ways & Means trade subcommittee Chair Adrian Smith (R-NE) is hoping to table new legislation in the near future to revive the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, his office said on Thursday -- but he will first gather feedback on a proposal to eliminate finished goods from the program. “[T]he congressman is hoping to introduce an MTB renewal bill soon,” a spokesperson from Smith’s office confirmed to Inside U.S. Trade in an email. The previous MTB, which provides temporary tariff-free...