Baby Sleep Tax Relief Act

The Baby Sleep Tax Relief Act would bar the President from imposing import duties on a defined set of baby sleep items using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and would terminate any such duties currently in effect when the bill becomes law. It also specifies that any duties placed on these items under other authorities that are substantially similar to IEEPA would have no effect. The bill lists six categories of products: cribs, toddler beds, mattresses and bedding, bassinets, cradles, and baby monitors. The goal is to prevent tariffs on these infant-related products, reducing costs for families and maintaining supply, regardless of emergency-type powers the executive branch might otherwise rely on to impose duties. Potential impacts include lower prices for imported baby sleep items for consumers, potential shifts in importer and retailer planning, and the removal of a trade tool related to these products from the executive branch. It would not address duties on other goods or sectors, nor would it establish new protections for domestic producers beyond prohibiting these specific duties.