Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer
This proclamation, issued by the President on February 6, 2026, temporarily increases the in-quota quantity for certain beef imports, specifically lean beef trimmings, by 80,000 metric tons for the calendar year 2026.
The action is taken under Section 404 of the URAA to combat record-high ground beef prices resulting from a contracting domestic cattle herd, which was impacted by severe regional droughts, wildfire effects, and restrictions on Mexican calf imports.
The entire increased quota is specifically allocated to Argentina and will be administered in four quarterly, first-come, first-served tranches to restore supply and ensure affordable beef prices for American consumers.
Arguments For
Mitigates rapid consumer price inflation for ground beef, which reached historic highs, by increasing immediate supply.
Addresses documented supply shortages in the domestic cattle herd stemming from severe 2022 droughts and subsequent import restrictions related to New World screwworm detections.
Utilizes existing legal authority under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) to adjust Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQs) in response to documented national market disruption and inadequate supply due to a natural disaster affecting feed production.
Provides targeted relief by specifically targeting lean beef trimmings needed for ground beef production, a critical staple for American consumers.
Arguments Against
Potentially undercuts domestic cattle producers by increasing foreign competition at a time when the domestic herd is already contracting to historic lows.
The reliance on imports from a single country (Argentina) for the entire increase introduces geopolitical or logistical vulnerabilities to the supply chain.
The decision is based on data from late 2025 and may not accurately reflect current, immediate supply and demand dynamics in early 2026.
While aiming for lower consumer prices, altering TRQs based on short-term supply shocks can create uncertainty for long-term domestic agricultural planning and marketing.
Presidential Actions
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Cattle ranchers have played an integral role in United States history, helping to forge an American identity and an American diet with beef as a key staple food. Today, beef remains vital in the American diet, evidenced by the fact that the United States is the largest consumer of beef by volume, followed closely by China and Brazil. And the United States ranks second in per capita beef consumption globally.
2. But in 2022, the United States faced a widespread and severe drought, affecting beef-producing States, such as Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas. Texas and Kansas, for example, continue to face persistent drought conditions. The effects of drought are particularly pronounced for livestock producers as many of their operations rely on precipitation to grow forage crops to feed their herds.
3. In addition to droughts, wildfires have affected the grasslands of the western United States, including America’s cattle-producing States. Apart from the direct threat of burns and burn-associated deaths to cattle, cattle ranchers have had to adapt to indirect effects of wildfires, including changes in grazing patterns, loss of feed supplies, and suboptimal animal health for those cattle surviving the wildfires.
4. Given the demand for beef, certain United States cattle farmers and ranchers supplement their herds, specifically their feedlot stocks, with cattle (calves) imported from Mexican ranchers. But following new detections of the New World screwworm in Mexico in May 2025, the Department of Agriculture Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), restricted the importation of live animal commodities from or transiting through Mexico, further limiting domestic feedlot stock supplies.
5. These factors have combined to result in the United States cattle herd contracting to record lows. As of July 2025, the United States cattle inventory totaled 94.2 million head, including 28.7 million beef cows. This is one percent lower than the United States cattle inventory surveyed in July 2023, continuing the downward trend of cattle inventory in the United States.
6. The abovementioned factors have also cumulatively resulted in higher beef prices for United States consumers, including for ground beef. Since January 2021, ground beef prices have continued to rise, reaching an average of $6.69 per pound in December 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the highest since the Department of Labor started tracking beef prices in the 1980s.
7. Despite the increased prices and the availability of more affordable protein alternatives, United States consumers’ demand for beef remains strong. The United States imported a record high amount of beef in 2024, reaching 4.64 billion pounds, a more than 24 percent increase in beef imports since 2023. Among the beef products the United States imports are lean trimmings, which are blended with fattier domestic trimmings to produce ground beef products, such as hamburgers.
8. The Secretary of Agriculture has monitored the domestic supply of beef products subject to a tariff-rate quota (TRQ), including lean beef trimmings falling under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085, and noted the domestic supply of such products and substitutable products combined with the estimated imports of such products under the United States beef import TRQ. The Secretary of Agriculture also advised on related domestic demand and pricing.
9. As President of the United States, I have a responsibility to ensure that hard-working Americans can afford to feed themselves and their families. After considering the information provided to me by the Secretary of Agriculture, among other relevant information, I am taking action to temporarily increase the quantity of in-quota imports of lean beef trimmings under the United States beef TRQ to increase the supply of ground beef for United States consumers.
10. Section 404 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809, 4959-61 (19 U.S.C. 3601)) authorizes the President, in certain circumstances, to modify TRQs on certain agricultural products. In particular, section 404(b) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3601(b)) provides that where imports of an agricultural product are subject to a TRQ, and where the President determines and proclaims that the supply of the same or directly competitive or substitutable agricultural product will be inadequate, because of a natural disaster, disease, or major national market disruption, to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices, the President may temporarily increase the quantity of imports of the agricultural product that is subject to the in-quota rate of duty established under the TRQ. And section 404(d)(3) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) provides that the President may allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas and may modify any allocation as determined appropriate by the President.
11. After considering the information provided to me by the Secretary of Agriculture, among other relevant information, I find that imports of lean beef trimmings into the United States are currently subject to the United States TRQ for beef and determine that the supply of lean beef trimmings or directly competitive or substitutable agricultural products will be inadequate to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices because of a natural disaster and major national market disruption. Accordingly, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to temporarily increase the quantity of imports of lean beef trimmings subject to the in-quota rate of duty established under the beef TRQ. In addition, I determine that it is appropriate to allocate all of the increased in-quota quantity of beef, as established by this proclamation, to Argentina.
12. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTSUS the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 404 of the URAA, section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as follows:
(1) For calendar year 2026, the aggregate in-quota quantity for certain products described in Additional U.S. Note 3 of Chapter 2 of the HTSUS will be increased by 80,000 metric tons (mt).
(2) The additional 80,000 mt described in clause (1) of this proclamation will apply only to lean beef trimmings classifiable under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085.
(3) The additional 80,000 mt described in clauses (1) and (2) of this proclamation will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis in four quarterly tranches. The first tranche of 20,000 mt will open on February 13, 2026, and close on March 31, 2026. The second tranche of 20,000 mt will open on April 1, 2026, and close on June 30, 2026. The third tranche of 20,000 mt will open on July 1, 2026, and close on September 30, 2026. The fourth tranche of 20,000 mt will open on October 1, 2026, and close on December 31, 2026.
(4) The additional 80,000 mt described in clauses (1) and (2) of this proclamation is allocated in its entirety to Argentina.
(5)(a) To establish the TRQ amendments described in this proclamation, the HTSUS is modified as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation.
(b) The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative), in consultation with CBP, shall determine whether any additional modifications to the HTSUS are necessary to effectuate this proclamation and shall make such modifications to the HTSUS through notice in the Federal Register, including any technical correction to the Annex to this proclamation.
(6) The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to monitor the domestic supply of lean beef trimmings, as the Secretary considers appropriate, and shall advise me on the domestic supply of lean beef trimmings or directly competitive or substitutable products, combined with the estimated imports of such products under the TRQ as adjusted by this proclamation, and how such availability relates to domestic demand at reasonable prices. The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Trade Representative, shall inform me of any circumstances that, in the Secretary’s opinion, might indicate the need for further action and shall recommend to me any additional action I should take, if necessary.
(7) Each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within its authority to implement this proclamation. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate any of these functions within their respective agency.
(8) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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The document begins by identifying itself as a Presidential Action, specifically a Proclamation, under the heading "Presidential Actions."
The preamble establishes the historical significance of cattle ranchers to the US identity and diet, noting that the US leads globally in beef consumption volume.
The document's initial sections detail the current supply crisis facing the US beef market.
This includes the severe drought conditions across major beef-producing states since 2022, the impact of wildfires on western grasslands affecting grazing patterns, and complications arising from restrictions on importing cattle supplies from Mexico due to the New World screwworm detection in May 2025.
These combined factors caused the US cattle herd inventory to contract to a record low of 94.2 million head as of July 2025.
This shortage has consequently driven up consumer prices, with ground beef averaging $6.69 per pound in December 2025, the highest recorded level since the 1980s.
Section 7 notes that despite high prices, consumer demand remains strong, leading to record high beef imports in 2024.
The proclamation specifically focuses on lean beef trimmings, which are essential components of ground beef.
Section 8 notes that the Secretary of Agriculture monitored the domestic supply of these specific tariff-rate quota (TRQ) products and advised the President on demand and pricing.
Section 9 states the President's responsibility to ensure food affordability and announces the action: temporarily increasing in-quota imports of lean beef trimmings under the existing beef TRQ to boost ground beef supply.
Section 10 formally cites the legal basis for the action, primarily Section 404 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA).
This authority permits the President to temporarily increase TRQ imports if domestic supply is inadequate due to natural disaster or major market disruption, ensuring reasonable prices.
It also references the authority under URAA 404(d)(3) to allocate import quotas among supplying countries.
Section 11 states the President's finding that conditions (natural disaster and market disruption) justify the temporary TRQ increase for lean beef trimmings.
Crucially, in this proclamation, the President determines that the entirety of the increased quantity will be allocated solely to Argentina.
Section 12 cites Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, granting authority to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to implement import treatment changes.
The proclamation then executes the action, declaring that for calendar year 2026, the TRQ for specific HTSUS numbers (0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085) will increase by 80,000 metric tons (mt).
Clauses (3) and (4) detail the implementation schedule: the 80,000 mt will be released in four 20,000 mt quarterly tranches starting February 13, 2026, and the entire amount is allocated to Argentina.
Clauses (5) through (8) outline administrative responsibilities, requiring modifications to the HTSUS (via an Annex and Federal Register notice), continued monitoring by the Secretary of Agriculture and coordination with the Trade Representative, authorization for all agencies to implement the order, and a severability clause to ensure the rest of the proclamation stands if one part is invalidated.
The document concludes with the date of signing (February 6, 2026) and the President's signature.
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By the President of the United States of America
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A Proclamation
This explicitly identifies the type of executive action being taken; a Proclamation is a formal public announcement that typically declares a policy or action of significance, often related to customs or general public concern.
1. Cattle ranchers have played an integral role in United States history, helping to forge an American identity and an American diet with beef as a key staple food. Today, beef remains vital in the American diet, evidenced by the fact that the United States is the largest consumer of beef by volume, followed closely by China and Brazil. And the United States ranks second in per capita beef consumption globally.
The first clause establishes the cultural and economic importance of beef consumption in the United States.
It notes the US is the world's largest consumer of beef by volume and ranks second in per capita consumption, highlighting the necessity of maintaining a stable supply.
2. But in 2022, the United States faced a widespread and severe drought, affecting beef-producing States, such as Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas. Texas and Kansas, for example, continue to face persistent drought conditions. The effects of drought are particularly pronounced for livestock producers as many of their operations rely on precipitation to grow forage crops to feed their herds.
This section details the first major cause of the supply shortage: a widespread, severe drought in 2022 affecting key beef-producing states like Texas and Kansas.
The drought limits forage crops, which livestock producers depend on to feed their cattle herds.
3. In addition to droughts, wildfires have affected the grasslands of the western United States, including America’s cattle-producing States. Apart from the direct threat of burns and burn-associated deaths to cattle, cattle ranchers have had to adapt to indirect effects of wildfires, including changes in grazing patterns, loss of feed supplies, and suboptimal animal health for those cattle surviving the wildfires.
The second contributing factor mentioned is the impact of wildfires on western US grasslands.
These fires not only directly threaten cattle but also indirectly damage feed supplies and negatively affect the health of surviving animals, further straining ranching operations.
4. Given the demand for beef, certain United States cattle farmers and ranchers supplement their herds, specifically their feedlot stocks, with cattle (calves) imported from Mexican ranchers. But following new detections of the New World screwworm in Mexico in May 2025, the Department of Agriculture Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), restricted the importation of live animal commodities from or transiting through Mexico, further limiting domestic feedlot stock supplies.
This clause explains a third limiting factor: restrictions on supplemental feeder cattle imports from Mexico.
Importation of live animal commodities was restricted starting in May 2025 due to the detection of the New World screwworm, which reduced the supply available for US feedlots.
5. These factors have combined to result in the United States cattle herd contracting to record lows. As of July 2025, the United States cattle inventory totaled 94.2 million head, including 28.7 million beef cows. This is one percent lower than the United States cattle inventory surveyed in July 2023, continuing the downward trend of cattle inventory in the United States.
This section quantifies the cumulative effect of the drought, wildfires, and import restrictions, stating that the US cattle herd has shrunk to a record low.
As an example, the inventory reached 94.2 million head in July 2025, representing a 1% decrease from July 2023 levels.
6. The abovementioned factors have also cumulatively resulted in higher beef prices for United States consumers, including for ground beef. Since January 2021, ground beef prices have continued to rise, reaching an average of $6.69 per pound in December 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the highest since the Department of Labor started tracking beef prices in the 1980s.
The supply constraints have led directly to consumer price increases, specifically for ground beef, which reached an all-time high average of $6.69 per pound in December 2025.
This demonstrates the tangible economic impact cited as justification for presidential intervention.
7. Despite the increased prices and the availability of more affordable protein alternatives, United States consumers’ demand for beef remains strong. The United States imported a record high amount of beef in 2024, reaching 4.64 billion pounds, a more than 24 percent increase in beef imports since 2023. Among the beef products the United States imports are lean trimmings, which are blended with fattier domestic trimmings to produce ground beef products, such as hamburgers.
This clause confirms that consumer demand for beef remains robust, even with higher prices.
To meet this demand, the US imported a record amount of beef in 2024.
Imports of lean trimmings are identified as the specific product needed to blend with domestic trimmings to create ground beef.
8. The Secretary of Agriculture has monitored the domestic supply of beef products subject to a tariff-rate quota (TRQ), including lean beef trimmings falling under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085, and noted the domestic supply of such products and substitutable products combined with the estimated imports of such products under the United States beef import TRQ. The Secretary of Agriculture also advised on related domestic demand and pricing.
The Secretary of Agriculture reviewed the domestic supply of lean beef trimmings, identified by specific HTSUS codes, alongside current import estimates under the Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ).
The Secretary subsequently provided advice regarding domestic demand and resulting pricing levels.
9. As President of the United States, I have a responsibility to ensure that hard-working Americans can afford to feed themselves and their families. After considering the information provided to me by the Secretary of Agriculture, among other relevant information, I am taking action to temporarily increase the quantity of in-quota imports of lean beef trimmings under the United States beef TRQ to increase the supply of ground beef for United States consumers.
The President declares the mandate to ensure food affordability for citizens.
Based on the Secretary of Agriculture's findings, the President announces the decision to increase the quantity of in-quota imports of lean beef trimmings under the TRQ to increase the overall ground beef supply.
10. Section 404 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809, 4959-61 (19 U.S.C. 3601)) authorizes the President, in certain circumstances, to modify TRQs on certain agricultural products. In particular, section 404(b) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3601(b)) provides that where imports of an agricultural product are subject to a TRQ, and where the President determines and proclaims that the supply of the same or directly competitive or substitutable agricultural product will be inadequate, because of a natural disaster, disease, or major national market disruption, to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices, the President may temporarily increase the quantity of imports of the agricultural product that is subject to the in-quota rate of duty established under the TRQ. And section 404(d)(3) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) provides that the President may allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas and may modify any allocation as determined appropriate by the President.
This section details the statutory authority granted to the President under Section 404 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA).
Specifically, Section 404(b) permits temporarily increasing TRQ imports if domestic supply inadequacies, caused by natural disaster or market disruption, prevent meeting demand at reasonable prices.
Additionally, Section 404(d)(3) authorizes the President to allocate the resulting increased quota quantity among different supplying nations.
11. After considering the information provided to me by the Secretary of Agriculture, among other relevant information, I find that imports of lean beef trimmings into the United States are currently subject to the United States TRQ for beef and determine that the supply of lean beef trimmings or directly competitive or substitutable agricultural products will be inadequate to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices because of a natural disaster and major national market disruption. Accordingly, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to temporarily increase the quantity of imports of lean beef trimmings subject to the in-quota rate of duty established under the beef TRQ. In addition, I determine that it is appropriate to allocate all of the increased in-quota quantity of beef, as established by this proclamation, to Argentina.
The President formally certifies the findings required by law: lean beef trimmings are under a TRQ, and domestic supply is inadequate to meet demand at reasonable prices due to natural disaster and market disruption.
Consequently, the President determines the temporary increase in lean beef trimmings imports is necessary and decides to allocate the entire increased quota exclusively to Argentina.
12. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTSUS the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
This clause cites additional underlying authority from Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974.
This law grants the President the power to formally integrate statutory changes concerning import treatment, such as duty rates or other import restrictions, into the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 404 of the URAA, section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as follows:
This is the operative introductory paragraph, stating that pursuant to the authorities cited (URAA Section 404, Trade Act Section 604, and Title 3 U.S.C. Section 301), the President hereby issues the following directives.
(1) For calendar year 2026, the aggregate in-quota quantity for certain products described in Additional U.S. Note 3 of Chapter 2 of the HTSUS will be increased by 80,000 metric tons (mt).
The first directive sets the modification: the total in-quota quantity for specified beef products under HTSUS Chapter 2 will increase by 80,000 metric tons for the entire 2026 calendar year.
(2) The additional 80,000 mt described in clause (1) of this proclamation will apply only to lean beef trimmings classifiable under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085.
This clause restricts the scope of the 80,000 mt increase solely to lean beef trimmings, identified by the statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5085 and 0202.30.5085 in the HTSUS.
(3) The additional 80,000 mt described in clauses (1) and (2) of this proclamation will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis in four quarterly tranches. The first tranche of 20,000 mt will open on February 13, 2026, and close on March 31, 2026. The second tranche of 20,000 mt will open on April 1, 2026, and close on June 30, 2026. The third tranche of 20,000 mt will open on July 1, 2026, and close on September 30, 2026. The fourth tranche of 20,000 mt will open on October 1, 2026, and close on December 31, 2026.
This details the implementation timeline for the 80,000 mt increase, which is split into four equal quarterly tranches of 20,000 mt each.
The release windows for these tranches span from February 13, 2026, through the end of the year, utilizing a first-come, first-served administration method within each period.
(4) The additional 80,000 mt described in clauses (1) and (2) of this proclamation is allocated in its entirety to Argentina.
This clause formally assigns the entire 80,000 metric ton increase in the import quota exclusively to Argentina, as determined in Section 11.
(5)(a) To establish the TRQ amendments described in this proclamation, the HTSUS is modified as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation.
(b) The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative), in consultation with CBP, shall determine whether any additional modifications to the HTSUS are necessary to effectuate this proclamation and shall make such modifications to the HTSUS through notice in the Federal Register, including any technical correction to the Annex to this proclamation.
Part (a) directs that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) must be formally modified according to the Annex provided with the proclamation to implement these TRQ changes.
Part (b) grants the United States Trade Representative, in coordination with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the authority to issue further technical modifications or necessary language changes to the HTSUS via the Federal Register to ensure the proclamation is correctly enacted.
(6) The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to monitor the domestic supply of lean beef trimmings, as the Secretary considers appropriate, and shall advise me on the domestic supply of lean beef trimmings or directly competitive or substitutable products, combined with the estimated imports of such products under the TRQ as adjusted by this proclamation, and how such availability relates to domestic demand at reasonable prices. The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Trade Representative, shall inform me of any circumstances that, in the Secretary’s opinion, might indicate the need for further action and shall recommend to me any additional action I should take, if necessary.
The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to continue monitoring domestic lean beef trimmings supply, factoring in the newly adjusted TRQ levels, and to report findings related to domestic demand and pricing to the President.
The Secretary must consult with the Trade Representative and recommend any further necessary actions if circumstances warrant.
(7) Each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within its authority to implement this proclamation. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate any of these functions within their respective agency.
This clause mandates that all relevant executive departments and agencies must take the necessary steps, within the scope of their established legal authority, to put this proclamation into effect.
Agency heads are permitted to delegate these implementation functions internally, consistent with existing law.
(8) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected.
The proclamation specifies that any previous executive orders or proclamations that conflict with this new action are superseded to the extent of the contradiction.
Furthermore, it includes a standard severability clause, ensuring that if any single part of the proclamation is legally invalidated, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
This concludes the proclamation, with President Donald J. Trump affixing his signature on February 6, 2026, which is noted as the 250th year of US independence.
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