Proclamation 2026-13588 explained · Proclamation
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Duty-Free Importation of Phosphate Fertilizer From Morocco
Signed: 2026-06-29 Published: 2026-07-02 Federal Register document: 2026-13588
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-13588 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 40855-40857] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-13588] [[Page 40853]] Vol. 91 Thursday, No. 126 July 2, 2026 Part IV The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 11038--Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Duty-Free Importation of Phosphate Fertilizer From Morocco Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 126 / Thursday, July 2, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 40855]] Proclamation 11038 of June 29, 2026 Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Duty-Free Importation of Phosphate Fertilizer From Morocco By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Fertilizers are an essential component of agriculture and food production. Producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, and a variety of other crops need phosphate fertilizers to ensure strong crop yields to feed the population. Food production is critical to human health, farm security, and to the function of major sectors of the economy, and even isolated interruptions in food production can have...
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Emergency Fertilizer Supply Act of 2026
To address a domestic shortage of phosphate fertilizer by temporarily allowing duty-free imports from Morocco, declared via emergency proclamation.
Bipartisan rationale: This statute honors Democratic priorities by protecting domestic producers with a quantity cap and requiring an emergency certification, and Republican priorities by ensuring a market-based solution to supply shortages without permanent tariff changes. Both parties benefit from institutional integrity: Congress retains its constitutional power over tariffs, and the executive gains a clear, time-limited delegation that avoids unilateral overreach.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article II, Section 3
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