Prevent Tariff Abuse Act
This bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose duties, tariff-rate quotas, or other quotas on imports entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10181 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10181
To exclude the imposition of duties and import quotas from the
authorities provided to the President under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2024
Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Chu, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Schneider, Mr.
Kildee, and Mr. Horsford) 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 exclude the imposition of duties and import quotas from the
authorities provided to the President 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Tariff Abuse Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE IMPOSITION OF IMPORT DUTIES AND QUOTAS FROM
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES 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, tariff-rate quotas, or
other quotas on articles entering the United States.''.
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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