Dingley Act
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The Dingley Act was an 1897 U.S. tariff law that sharply raised import duties to protect domestic industries, succeeding and strengthening the earlier McKinley Tariff.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dingley Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
tariff law ⓘ |
| affectedSector |
agriculture
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manufacturing ⓘ steel industry ⓘ sugar industry ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dingley Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | import duties ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1897-07-24 ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | raised average tariff rates to historically high levels for peacetime ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
increased duties on manufactured goods
ⓘ
increased duties on sugar ⓘ increased duties on wool and woolens ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1897-07-24 ⓘ |
| economicDomain |
customs duties
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ |
| endOfEffect | 1909 ⓘ |
| fiscalPolicyType | protective tariff ⓘ |
| fullName | Dingley Tariff of 1897 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Progressive Era precursor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | raised average tariff rates above Wilson–Gorman levels ⓘ |
| influencedBy | McKinley Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nelson Dingley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
increase in import duties
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protection of domestic industries ⓘ |
| policyOrientation | protectionism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | McKinley Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revenueFunction | major source of federal revenue before income tax expansion ⓘ |
| signedBy | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Nelson Dingley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States economic history
ⓘ
debates over protectionism in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEffect |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1897 ⓘ |
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