McKinley Tariff

McKinley Tariff
Long titleAN ACT to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on imports, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 51st United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 6, 1890
Citations
Statutes at Large26 Stat. 567
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 9416 by William Mckinley
  • Passed the House of Representatives on May 21, 1890 (164 to 142)
  • Passed the Senate on September 10, 1890 
  • Signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on October 1, 1890

The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress framed by then-Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50%, an increase designed to protect domestic industries and workers from foreign competition, as promised in the Republican platform. It represented protectionism, a policy supported by Republicans and denounced by Democrats. It was a major topic of fierce debate in the 1890 congressional elections, which gave a Democratic landslide. Democrats replaced the McKinley Tariff with the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act in 1894, which lowered tariff rates.

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