[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5984 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5984
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to provide financial relief for
small and medium sized manufacturers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to provide financial relief for
small and medium sized manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturers over
Argentine Bailouts Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND FOR
ARGENTINA.
The Secretary, pursuant to the direction of the President, shall
not provide direct or indirect financial support to the country of
Argentina under funds designated for such purpose under section 5302 of
title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 3. SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED MANUFACTURERS TARIFF RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Of funds made available to carry out section 5302
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall establish a
financial relief program for eligible manufacturers to offset negative
financial impacts related to any tariffs applied by the President on
foreign imports between January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2029.
(b) Disbursement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
appropriate administrative process for eligible manufacturers
to submit an application and to receive financial support
described in subsection (a). The Secretary may issue any
guidance or regulation necessary to carry out this section.
(2) Application.--The application submitted by small and
medium sized manufacturers required by the Secretary under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) a description of the good produced by the
eligible manufacturer in the United States;
(B) a description of any foreign imports subject to
a tariff that are production inputs of the good
described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) a description of the negative financial impact
experienced by the eligible manufacturer due to any
tariff imposed by the President, including any tariff
described in subparagraph (B).
(3) Relief amount.--The Secretary shall provide direct or
indirect financial support in an amount equal to the financial
harm imposed by any applicable tariff experienced by an
eligible manufacturer described in the application submitted
pursuant to paragraph (2).
(c) Authorizations.--To carry out this section, the Secretary is
authorized to provide no less than $20,000,000,000 in financial
assistance to eligible manufacturers from any available funds available
in the stabilization fund described in section 5302 of title 31, United
States Code.
(d) Definitions.--
(1) Eligible manufacturer.--The term ``eligible
manufacturer'' means a small and medium sized manufacturer
domiciled in the United States that--
(A) employs less than 500 individuals;
(B) sources at least 50 percent of any steel or
aluminum inputs domestically; and
(C) does not source any production inputs from a
foreign entity of concern.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
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