119th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 151 — Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act of 2025

“A bill to exclude the authority to impose duties and tariff-rate quotas from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.”

Foreign trade and international finance

Introduced Jan 17, 2025

Last action Jan 17, 2025

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jan 17, 2025

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Referred

Jan 17, 2025

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose or increase duties or impose tariff-rate quotas on imports entering the United States. However, this limitation does not prohibit the President from excluding all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

AmendmentAI

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jan 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.