119th Congress
S. 151
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Introduced
- Jan 17, 2025
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (2)
Added later (2)
- Peter Welch (D-VT) · Feb 25, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Mar 4, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act of 2025
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.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - Jan 17, 2025
Introduced in Senate