Proclamation 2026-14991 explained · Proclamation
Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages
Signed: 2026-07-20 Published: 2026-07-23 Federal Register document: 2026-14991
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-14991 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 46639-46652] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-14991] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 140 / Thursday, July 23, 2026 / Presidential Documents [[Page 46639]] Proclamation 11046 of July 20, 2026 Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President to, among other things, impose duties on imports of a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage from a foreign country's discrimination against or unequal imposition on the commerce of the United States. 2. Canada, through discrimination or an unreasonable and unequal imposition, burdens U.S. commerce but not the commerce of other countries and disadvantages U.S. commerce compared to the commerce of other countries. Specifically, Canada unreasonably burdens and disadvantages U.S. alcoholic beverages but not alcoholic beverages of other countries. 3. The provinces and territories of Canada generally regulate the distribution and sale of...
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Reciprocal Trade Enforcement Act of 2026
To offset Canadian discrimination against the commerce of the United States with respect to alcoholic beverages by imposing additional duties on Canadian alcoholic beverage imports.
Bipartisan rationale: Both parties prefer this statute over unilateral executive action because it restores Congress's constitutional role in setting tariffs, ensures due process through investigation and public hearing, includes oversight and sunset to prevent indefinite trade wars, and provides a clear judicial review path. Democrats gain worker protections and congressional accountability; Republicans gain trade reciprocity and limits on executive discretion.
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