S. 5315 119th Congress Senate

Trade Deficit Elimination Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to impose additional duties on goods imported into the United States to eliminate the deficit in trade in goods.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Aug 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Aug 6, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now August 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Finance Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Aug 6, 2026

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Aug 6, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5315: Trade Deficit Elimination Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5315/

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"S. 5315: Trade Deficit Elimination Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5315/.

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S. 5315, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5315/.

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