Hawley Tariff Act.

Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

Here's what to know about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, its economic impact, and what its legacy means for the tariffs announced by Trump, according to experts.

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, a Depression-era tariff signed into law by then-President Herbert Hoover, continues to be invoked in conversations surrounding Trump’s tariff plan, as the on-again ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. tariffs to nearly 60% on tens of thousands of imported goods, resulting in higher prices for Americans, sparking retaliation and the collapse of global trade.

Protests against the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Bill banked higher at the White House last week. Requests for a veto continued to flow in. Henry Ford stayed overnight with President Hoover to repeat his ...

Signed into law in June 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act sharply raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to protect American farmers and manufacturers during the early days of the Great ...

But the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — named after its Republican authors, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis C. Hawley of Oregon — became law on June 17, 1930, when Hoover signed the bill.

The effective U.S. tariff rate on all imports rose to as high as 25.9 percent under President Donald Trump, surpassing levels ...

The original Smoot-Hawley language that Rubenfeld cites was in section 338(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. §1338(d)], which granted the President this broad tariff power if a foreign ...