H.R. 2459 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Reclaim Trade Powers Act
Cosponsors: 21 (21 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-03-27
Latest action (2025-03-27): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
What H.R. 2459 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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