H.J. Res. 117 (119th)Congressional Activities

Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

Emergency Management|Emergency ManagementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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In July 2025, the second Trump Administration initiated its first investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, into Brazil’s practices related to digital trade and electronic payment services, tariffs, ethanol market access, intellectual property protection, anti-corruption enforcement, and deforestation.…

AuthorsDanielle M. Trachtenberg
Latin America, Caribbean & CanadaMajor Economies & U.S. Trade Relations
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The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) provides the President broad authority to regulate a variety of economic transactions following a declaration of national emergency. IEEPA, like the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) from which it branched, sits at the center of the modern U.S. sanctions regime.…

AuthorsLiana W. Rosen, Jennifer K. Elsea, Christopher A. Casey
Foreign AssistanceSeparation of PowersImport Policy
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