American Manufacturers over Argentine Bailouts Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Bars Treasury from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund to support Argentina and instead requires Treasury to create a large tariff-relief program for eligible small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers.
Who Benefits and How
Eligible domestic manufacturers harmed by tariffs could receive direct or indirect financial support to offset those costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Argentina would lose access to possible Exchange Stabilization Fund support, and Treasury plus taxpayers would finance a large new manufacturer relief program.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits direct or indirect Exchange Stabilization Fund support for Argentina.
- Requires Treasury to create a tariff-relief program for qualifying small and medium-sized manufacturers.
- Authorizes not less than $20 billion in Exchange Stabilization Fund support for that manufacturer relief program.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars Treasury from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund to support Argentina and instead requires Treasury to create a large tariff-relief program for eligible small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Manufacturing, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
Bars Treasury from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund to support Argentina and instead requires Treasury to create a large tariff-relief program for eligible small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Eligible small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers harmed by tariffs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- The Government of Argentina
- Treasury and taxpayers financing a large domestic relief program
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Government of Argentina as a potential recipient of Exchange Stabilization Fund support
Eligible small and medium-sized domestic manufacturers harmed by tariffs
Treasury officials administering the tariff-relief program
Federal taxpayers financing at least $20 billion in relief support
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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