{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-407","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":407,"title":"Prevent Tariff Abuse Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000617","fullName":"Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]","party":"D","state":"WA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":73,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Foreign Trade and International Finance","subjects":["Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents","Tariffs","Trade restrictions"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Prevent Tariff Abuse Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the&nbsp;International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose duties, tariff-rate quotas, or other quotas on imports entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-20T08:06:44Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":388,"ts":"2026-04-15T12:49:31.334Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Prevent%20Tariff%20Abuse%20Act"}]}}