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{{Short description|United States trade law}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}{{Infobox U.S. legislation
| shorttitle        = Trade Act of 1974
| othershorttitles  =
| longtitle         = An Act to promote the development of an open, nondiscriminatory, and fair world economic system, to stimulate fair and free competition between the United States and foreign nations, to foster the economic growth of, and full employment in, the United States, and for other purposes.
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| nickname          = Trade Reform Act
| enacted by        = 93rd
| effective date    = January 3, 1975
| public law url    = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-88/pdf/STATUTE-88-Pg1978-2.pdf
| cite public law   = 93-618
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|88|1978-2}}
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| title amended   = [[Title 19 of the United States Code|19 U.S.C.: Customs Duties]]
| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|19|12}} § 2101 et seq.
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| leghisturl      = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d093:HR10710:@@@R
| introducedin    = House
| introducedbill  = {{USBill|93|H.R.|10710}}
| introducedby    = [[Al Ullman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Oregon|OR]])
| introduceddate  = October 3, 1973
| committees      = [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means]], [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance]]
| passedbody1     = House
| passeddate1     = December 11, 1973
| passedvote1     = 272-140
| passedbody2     = Senate
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| passeddate2     = December 13, 1974
| passedvote2     = 77-4
| conferencedate  = December 19, 1974
| passedbody3     = House
| passeddate3     = December 20, 1974
| passedvote3     = 323-36
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| passedbody4     = Senate
| passeddate4     = December 20, 1974
| passedvote4     = 72-4
| signedpresident = [[Gerald Ford]]
| signeddate      = January 3, 1975
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The '''Trade Act of 1974''' ({{USStatute|93|618|88|1978|1975|01|03}}, codified at {{usctc|19|12}}<ref name="gpo.gov">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+19%2FCHAPTER+12&oldPath=Title+19&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2011&ycord=986 |title=19 U.S.C. ch.12—Trade Act of 1974 |access-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143507/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+19%2FCHAPTER+12&oldPath=Title+19&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2011&ycord=986 |url-status=live }}</ref>) was passed to give the [[President of the United States|President]] more power in matters of trade agreements and tariffs.