To continue Executive Order 14220 in effect indefinitely.
Key claim: HR2873 would give permanent statutory authority to Executive Order 14220 and related agency actions investigating copper imports under Section 232 and authorizing potential national-security tariffs.
Abstract
(HR2873 · 119th Congress) This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 14220 and any action taken or regulation issued by any agency pursuant to the order. This executive order, issued by President Donald J. Trump on February 25, 2025, directed the Department of Commerce to investigate the effects of copper imports on national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Section 232 authorizes the President to take action (e.g., impose tariffs) if Commerce determines that imports of a good threaten U.S. national security. Latest action (2025-04-10): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Why this matters
Codifying EO 14220 by statute would harden the Section 232 copper tariff regime against future executive rescission, giving importers, downstream manufacturers, and consumer-goods markets a more durable expectation of national-security tariff exposure on copper. It also signals congressional appetite to lock in tariff-adjacent executive actions rather than rely on presidential discretion, a pattern worth tracking across other Section 232 metals actions.