3.0.0 3982 2026-05-04T17:00:15Z 2026-05-04T17:00:15Z House H HR 2025-06-12 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3982 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LETLOW:H.R. 3982.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H2822]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-06-12T14:03:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-06-12T14:03:05Z 2025-06-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-06-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000595 Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] Julia Letlow R LA 5 N F000110 Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] Cleo Fields D LA 6 2025-06-30 False H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2025-06-30 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance 2025-07-23T13:36:51Z 00 2025-06-12 Introduced in House 2026-05-04T16:57:23Z This bill establishes the Tariff Response And Damages to Exports Fund within the Treasury, authorizes certain revenues collected from duties (e.g., tariffs) on certain agricultural products to be deposited into the fund, and requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use the fund to make payments to agricultural producers affected by trade-related market disruptions.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to deposit into this fund any revenues collected from duties on imported products that are classified under Chapters 1-24 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (which includes, among other products, live animals, animal and vegetable products, seafood, prepared foodstuffs, and beverages). 

USDA must use any amounts deposited into the fund to make payments to agricultural producers that have been affected by trade-related marketed disruptions, including losses USDA determines are due to (1) decreased exports, (2) tariff or non-tariff barriers imposed by foreign countries, or (3) increases in the costs of items and goods necessary for the production of agricultural commodities and livestock.

USDA must annually report to Congress on the total revenues transferred into the fund, the economic impacts on affected agricultural producers, and a summary of assistance provided to these agricultural producers.

The authorities provided by the bill terminate on September 30, 2030, and the bill permanently rescinds the unobligated balances of all amounts available in the fund as of this date.

]]> To establish a Tariff Response and Damages to Exports fund, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish a Tariff Response and Damages to Exports fund, and for other purposes. 2025-07-09T04:18:26Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To establish a Tariff Response and Damages to Exports fund, and for other purposes. 2025-06-13T08:06:49Z Introduced in House 2025-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3982ih/xml/BILLS-119hr3982ih.xml 2025-06-12 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.