HR 1903 · in committee · major
Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill requires Congress to approve any presidential tariffs or import restrictions claimed to be necessary for national security.
- It affects the President's trade authority and limits national security justifications to military equipment, energy, and critical infrastructure.
- The bill transfers import investigation authority from Commerce to Defense and applies retroactively to actions proposed within six years.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would transferring tariff investigation authority from Commerce to Defense change which industries and products receive national security protection?
- 02
What trade-offs might occur between congressional approval timelines and the President's ability to respond quickly to emerging trade threats?
- 03
Which past presidential tariffs would be reconsidered under this bill's six-year retroactive provision, and how might that affect current trade agreements?
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Sponsor · D-VA-8
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
20/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
Joining the bill
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original
Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19 · original
Bradley Scott Schneider
D-IL-10 · original
Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original
Teresa Leger Fernandez
D-NM-3
Greg Stanton
D-AZ-4
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4
Angie Craig
D-MN-2
Robert Garcia
D-CA-42
Mike Thompson
D-CA-4
Shri Thanedar
D-MI-13
+ 8 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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