H.R. 2842

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2842 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2842

To limit the authority of the President to impose new or additional 
duties with respect to articles imported from countries that are major 
agricultural trade partners with the United States.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Gray introduced the following bill; which was 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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A BILL

To limit the authority of the President to impose new or additional 
duties with respect to articles imported from countries that are major 
agricultural trade partners with the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Raising Prices on Food Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO IMPOSE DUTIES ON 
AGRICULTURAL TRADING PARTNERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered country.--
(A) In general.--The term ``covered country'' means 
a country that is one of the 5 countries with the 
highest volume of United States agricultural goods 
imported into the country in the preceding fiscal year, 
as determined by the President.
(B) EU countries.--For purposes of subparagraph 
(A), the European Union and its member countries shall 
be treated a single country.
(2) Covered duty.--The term ``covered duty'' means a duty 
proclaimed pursuant to--
(A) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 
(19 U.S.C. 1862);
(B) section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1338);
(C) the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.); or
(D) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(b) Authority To Proclaim or Increase Duty Rates.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the President may proclaim a new or 
additional covered duty with respect to an article imported into the 
United States from a covered country, only if--
(1) the President submits to Congress a request for 
authorization to proclaim or increase the duty that includes--
(A) a description of the objective the President 
seeks to achieve through proclamation or increase of 
the duty;
(B) an explanation of why such objective cannot be 
achieved more effectively through diplomatic 
engagement, trade dispute resolution processes, or 
other mechanisms; and
(C) an assessment of the likely impact of the 
proposal on the United States agricultural economy; and
(2) a joint resolution of approval under subsection (c) is 
enacted into law.
(c) Joint Resolution of Approval.--
(1) Joint resolution of approval defined.--In this 
subsection, the term ``joint resolution of approval'' means a 
joint resolution the sole matter after the resolving clause of 
which is as follows: ``That Congress authorizes the President 
to proclaim duty rates as set forth in the request of the 
President submitted to Congress on ________________'', with the 
blank space being filled with the date of the request submitted 
under subsection (b)(1).
(2) Introduction.--A joint resolution of approval may be 
introduced in either House of Congress by any Member during the 
15-legislative day period beginning on the date on which the 
President submits to Congress the request under subsection 
(b)(1).
(3) Expedited procedures.--The provisions of subsections 
(b) through (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2192) apply to a joint resolution of approval to the 
same extent that such subsections apply to joint resolutions 
under such section 152.
(4) Rules of the senate and the house of representatives.--
This subsection is enacted by Congress--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, 
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each 
House, respectively, but applicable only with respect 
to the procedure to be followed in that House in the 
case of a joint resolution of approval, and supersedes 
other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the 
case of any other rule of that House.
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