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HR 3557 116th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Tariffs War and emergency powers

To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
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Jun 27, 2019
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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill limits the President's authority to use emergency economic powers to impose duties on items entering the United States.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2413 Related bill Trade Certainty Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 1
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 24, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3557: To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3557/
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"H.R. 3557: To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3557/.
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H.R. 3557, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3557/.
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