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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2459 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2459
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to eliminate the authority to impose
certain import surcharges to address balance of payments deficits, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Sewell, and Mr.
Schneider) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to eliminate the authority to impose
certain import surcharges to address balance of payments deficits, and
for other purposes.
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 ``Reclaim Trade Powers Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AUTHORITY.
Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132) is repealed.
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