HR 407 · in committee · major

Prevent Tariff Abuse Act

What this bill does

The bill prevents the President from using emergency powers to impose tariffs or import quotas on U.S. goods.
It affects the President's ability to regulate international trade during declared national emergencies.
The bill takes effect upon enactment and removes tariff authority under existing emergency law.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would removing presidential emergency tariff authority affect the government's ability to respond quickly to supply chain disruptions or trade crises?
02
Which groups—manufacturers, consumers, farmers, or others—would be most affected by limiting tariff-setting power during national emergencies?
03
What evidence exists that presidents have misused emergency tariff authority, and would this restriction prevent such misuse without hindering legitimate national security responses?

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Sponsor · D-WA-1

Suzan K. DelBene

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

73/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-01-15

Joining the bill

+ 61 more

Legislative timeline

2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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