Proclamation 2026-17294 explained · Proclamation
Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles
Signed: 2026-08-18 Published: 2026-08-24 Federal Register document: 2026-17294
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-17294 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 162 (Monday, August 24, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 54789-54791] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-17294] [[Page 54787]] Vol. 91 Monday, No. 162 August 24, 2026 Part II The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Proclamation 11056--Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 162 / Monday, August 24, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 54789]] Proclamation 11056 of August 18, 2026 Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. In 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), I found as a fact that Canada is discriminating against the commerce of the...
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Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties on Canadian Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles
Temporarily suspend additional duties on Canadian goods that were imposed to offset Canadian discrimination against U.S. commerce in alcoholic beverages, dairy, and motor vehicles.
Bipartisan rationale: This action honors Democratic priorities by ensuring reciprocity in trade and protecting U.S. industries (alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles) and honors Republican priorities by limiting executive overreach through a clear sunset, congressional oversight, and a statutory basis. Both parties value institutional integrity: it reinforces the delegated framework of the Trade Act of 1974, avoiding unilateral action that could be challenged in court, and provides a predictable, transparent process for trade adjustments.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Article II, Section 3
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