H.R. 2712 (119th)Congressional Activities

Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2025

Foreign Trade and International Finance|Foreign Trade and International Finance
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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.

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This report examines Congress’s constitutional power over import tariffs, Congress’s ability to delegate tariff authority to the President within constitutional limits, the scope of specific authorities Congress has delegated to the President to impose or adjust tariffs, and the ways in which courts have resolved chal…

AuthorsChristopher T. Zirpoli
Executive BranchLegislative BranchSeparation of Powers
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Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress power to impose duties and regulate foreign commerce. Congress has delegated some of these authorities to the President through statutes. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. §1862) allows the President to impose restrictions…

AuthorsKyla H. Kitamura
Import PolicyU.S. Trade Policy
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