This bill limits the President's authority to use emergency economic powers to impose duties on items entering the United States.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3557 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3557
To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2019
Ms. DelBene introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF
GOODS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS
ACT.
Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) The authority granted to the President by this section does
not include the authority to impose duties on the importation of
goods.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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