Scope: Federal
Branch: Executive
Severity: Green
Date occurred: February 21, 2025
The President signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative to consider renewing or initiating Section 301 investigations into foreign digital services taxes, and directing agencies to identify tools to respond to foreign fines, penalties, and regulations imposed on American technology companies. The memorandum was signed February 21, 2025 and published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Executive directing use of Section 301 authority Congress expressly delegated under the Trade Act of 1974; no legal challenge identified.