S4049Referred to Committee

Reclaim Trade Powers Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-11
Introduced
15
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Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 53.3% (323 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (15)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-03-11

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Plain-English Summary

Reclaim Trade Powers Act This bill repeals the statute that directs the President to take certain actions, such as imposing a tariff of up to 15% for up to 150 days on articles imported into the United States, when necessary to address large and serious U.S. balance-of-payments deficits or certain other situations that present fundamental international payments problems.

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Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4049 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4049 To repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of- payments authority. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2026 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Wyden, Mr. King, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of- payments authority. 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. REPEAL OF BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132) is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item relating to section 122. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 127(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2137(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``(and from any action under section 122(c))''. <all>
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