Repealing Outdated and Unilateral Tariff Authorities Act

This bill would delete an old law that lets the President add extra tariffs on goods from countries that treat U.S. trade unfairly. By repealing that section, the President would no longer have this specific, one-sided power from 1930 to raise tariffs in response to discrimination against U.S. commerce .

Key points:

• Who is affected: U.S. businesses, importers, and consumers who buy imported goods; foreign trading partners.
• What changes: The law that directs the President to impose new or extra tariffs in these situations would be removed from the books (it repeals Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1338).
• When: It would take effect once enacted into law.