A resolution commemorating the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 281 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 281 Commemorating the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2025 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Welch) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Commemorating the 95th anniversary of the enactment of the Tariff Act of 1930. Whereas, on June 17, 1930, President Hoover signed into law the Tariff Act of 1930 (commonly known as the ``Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930''); Whereas the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 raised tariffs on goods imported into the United States in an attempt to protect farmers and manufacturers in the United States from foreign competition; Whereas the Senate Historical Office has characterized the passage of the Smoot- Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 as ``among the most catastrophic acts in congressional history''; Whereas the…