Reclaim Trade Powers Act

A bill to repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of-payments authority.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Introduced March 11, 2026 Cosponsors 15 (14 D, 1 I) Latest action March 11, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Mar 11, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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