Public Law 71-798

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Smoot–Hawley_Tariff_Act
gptkbp:citation gptkb:46_Stat._590
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1930-06-17
gptkbp:effect increased tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 71-798
gptkbp:impact worsened the Great Depression
gptkbp:purpose raise U.S. tariffs on imported goods
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Reciprocal_Tariff_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Willis_C._Hawley
gptkb:Reed_Smoot
gptkbp:title An Act To provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American labor, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Davis-Bacon_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5