HouseH.R. 10229119th Congress

To nullify the Presidential proclamation relating to Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer and prohibit the reduction of tariffs, duties, or other fees with respect to beef and beef products imported into the United States.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10229 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10229

 To nullify the Presidential proclamation relating to Further Ensuring 
Affordable Beef for the American Consumer and prohibit the reduction of 
 tariffs, duties, or other fees with respect to beef and beef products 
                    imported into the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 2, 2026

 Mr. Figures introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, 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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                                 A BILL

 
 To nullify the Presidential proclamation relating to Further Ensuring 
Affordable Beef for the American Consumer and prohibit the reduction of 
 tariffs, duties, or other fees with respect to beef and beef products 
                    imported into the United States.

    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 ``Protecting American Beef Producers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION RELATING TO FURTHER 
              ENSURING AFFORDABLE BEEF FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER.

    Presidential proclamation 11059 of August 26, 2026, titled 
``Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American consumer'' (91 Fed. 
Reg. 55989), shall have no force or effect and no Federal funds may be 
obligated or expended to carry out such Presidential proclamation.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF TARIFFS, DUTIES, OR OTHER FEES WITH 
              RESPECT TO BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCT IMPORTS.

    The President, or any other official, may not waive, suspend, or 
otherwise reduce a tariff, duty, or other fee on beef or beef products, 
imported into the United States unless Congress enacts such a waiver, 
suspension, or reduction, into law or declares a state of emergency 
with respect to the American domestic beef supply.
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