The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) grants the President of the United States broad authority to take economic actions in response to a national emergency tied to foreign threats.
November 05, 2025
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Describes the scope of statutory authority provided by IEEPA for presidential action during foreign-related national emergencies.
The text of IEEPA does not explicitly mention the words "tariffs" or "taxes", and IEEPA has historically been used to authorize measures such as embargoes, asset freezes, and licensing rather than broad, across-the-board tariffs.
November 05, 2025
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Clarifies typical statutory language and historical uses of IEEPA in trade and national-security contexts.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the President, upon declaring a national emergency in response to an 'unusual and extraordinary threat', to regulate importation.
November 04, 2025
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Statutory powers available to the executive branch during declared national emergencies.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was enacted in 1977.
November 03, 2025
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IEEPA is a federal statute that grants certain emergency economic authorities to the president.
As of 2025, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) had not previously been used to authorize import tariffs.
November 03, 2025
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IEEPA has historically been used for economic sanctions and other emergency economic measures rather than import taxes.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), enacted in 1977, authorizes the U.S. president, after declaring a national emergency, to regulate the importation of "any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest."
January 01, 1977
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Statutory text and scope of presidential emergency economic authority under IEEPA.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is a U.S. federal law that authorizes the President to regulate economic transactions and to impose economic measures, such as trade restrictions, during a declared national emergency.
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Statutory authority used by presidents to enact economic measures in national emergencies.