Emergency Tariff of 1921
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The Emergency Tariff of 1921 of the United States was enacted on May 27, 1921. The Underwood Tariff, passed under President Woodrow Wilson, had Republican leaders in the United States Congress rush to create a temporary measure to ease the plight of farmers until a better solution could be put into place. With growing unrest in the American public, President Warren G. Harding and Congress passed the tariff.
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Long title | An Act Imposing temporary duties upon certain agricultural products to meet present emergencies, and to provide revenue; to regulate commerce with foreign countries; to prevent dumping of foreign merchandise on the markets of the United States; to regulate the value of foreign money; and for other purposes. |
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Enacted by | the 67th United States Congress |
Effective | May 27, 1921 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 67–10 |
Statutes at Large | Sess I, ch. 14, 42 Stat. 9–19 |
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