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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 407

Introduced

Prevent Tariff Abuse Act

Sponsor
DSuzan K. DelBene· Washington
Introduced
January 15, 2025
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action
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.January 15, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 407 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 407

To exclude the imposition of duties and import quotas from the 
authorities provided to the President under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2025

Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Schneider, Ms. 
Chu, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Salinas, 
Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. Kennedy of New York) 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

_______________________________________________________________________

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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