Hawley Tariff Act.

Smoot-Hawley cast a shadow over tariff policy for decades, Irwin said. "It gave tariffs a bad name," he added. For decades, prominent members of both major parties focused on the risks posed by ...

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, ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, maybe most familiar due to its inclusion in the 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” was enacted by Republican President Herbert Hoover at the start of the ...

Smoot, who chaired the Senate finance committee, helped oversee passage there in March 1930. Reconciled legislation that became the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act finally cleared Congress that June.

Smoot-Hawley focused largely on agriculture and manufacturing; Trump's plan targets all major exporters to the U.S., with punitive rates based not just on current tariffs but also on non-tariff ...

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.

The issue is not whether there was an implied repeal of all of section 338 of Smoot-Hawley by the Trade Acts of 1962 and 1974. The issue is whether there was an implied repeal of section 338(d).

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff collapsed global trade and helped transform the nascent recession into a decadelong global depression. Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

Smoot, who chaired the Senate finance committee, helped oversee passage there in March 1930. Reconciled legislation that became the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act finally cleared Congress that June.