Bill keeps beef tariffs high to protect U.S. producers.
H.R. 10229 — Protecting American Beef Producers Act · Filed by Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Introduced Sep 2, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops a presidential order from August 26, 2026. That order would have lowered tariffs on imported beef. The bill also stops the President from lowering beef tariffs in the future. Congress would need to pass a new law first. Or the President could act only if a national emergency affects beef supply. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.
Who it affects
People who buy beef will pay higher prices. Beef producers and ranchers in the U.S. face less competition from cheaper imports.
One thing to notice
The bill limits the President's power to change tariffs on one product.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 2, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tariffs — Taxes the government puts on goods from other countries.
- national emergency — A serious crisis that lets the President take special action.
- imported beef — Beef brought into the United States from other countries.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (897 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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