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Bills/118th Congress · House

H.R. 10181

Introduced

Prevent Tariff Abuse Act

Sponsor
DSuzan K. DelBene· Washington
Introduced
November 20, 2024
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.December 17, 2024
[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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