H.R. 7557

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7557 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7557

To require congressional approval for the imposition or alteration of 
certain tariffs, duties, quotas, or tariff-rate quotas with respect to 
articles imported into the United States from a NATO ally.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Ms. Sanchez (for herself and Mr. Turner of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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 require congressional approval for the imposition or alteration of 
certain tariffs, duties, quotas, or tariff-rate quotas with respect to 
articles imported into the United States from a NATO ally.

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 ``Respect NATO Allies Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly 
referred to as ``NATO'') alliance, including the principle of 
collective defense in article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty 
(commonly known as the ``Washington Treaty''), is critically 
important to the national security of the United States;
(2) against the backdrop of the rising threats posed by the 
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, North 
American and European security is best assured when working 
through the NATO alliance;
(3) prioritizing Arctic security is a shared transatlantic 
interest and the United States is committed to supporting and 
facilitating cooperation among NATO Member Countries to improve 
security outcomes in the Arctic region;
(4) security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively, 
through cooperation and deterrence, and by upholding the 
principles of the United Nations Charter, including 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of 
borders;
(5) the United States is committed to respecting the 
democratic sovereignty of NATO Member States and NATO protected 
territories, as outlined in Article 6 of the Washington Treaty; 
and
(6) at a time of growing threats and strategic competition, 
the United States must continue to leverage NATO, its unique 
platform with Transatlantic Partners, to promote Allied 
cohesion and solve our differences through dialogue and 
cooperation, in the spirit of the North Atlantic Treaty.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR IMPOSITION OR ALTERATION OF CERTAIN 
TARIFFS, DUTIES, QUOTAS, OR TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS WITH 
RESPECT TO ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO UNITED STATES FROM NATO 
ALLY.

(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the 
President, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, may not 
impose or increase any tariff or other duty or reduce any quota or 
tariff-rate quota with respect to an article imported into the United 
States from a NATO ally, unless there is enacted into law a joint 
resolution of approval under section 3 with respect to such imposition, 
increase, or reduction.
(b) Exceptions.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to--
(1) antidumping and countervailing duties imposed or 
increased under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1671 et seq.);
(2) duties imposed or increased or quotas or tariff-rate 
quotas reduced under chapter 1 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.); or
(3) duties imposed or increased consistent with a ruling 
authorizing the suspension of benefits or concessions on the 
part of the United States issued by--
(A) a dispute settlement panel constituted under a 
bilateral or plurilateral free trade agreement for 
which explicit congressional approval pursuant to the 
requirements of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2191) has been enacted before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, on which the United States 
is a party; or
(B) a dispute settlement panel described in section 
123 of the Uruguay Rounds Agreement Act (19 U.S.C. 
3533) on which the United States is a party.
(c) NATO Ally Defined.--In this section, the term ``NATO ally''--
(1) means a country that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; and
(2) includes any territory to which Article 5 of the North 
Atlantic Treaty (commonly known as the ``Washington Treaty'') 
applies, including any territory described in Article 6 of such 
treaty.

SEC. 4. JOINT RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.

(a) Joint Resolution of Approval Defined.--For purposes of this 
Act, the term ``joint resolution of approval'' means only a joint 
resolution, the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
follows: ``That Congress approves ___ imposed with respect to ___.'', 
with the first blank space being filled with a description of the 
proposed action with respect to the article and the second blank space 
being filled with a description of the article.
(b) Introduction of Joint Resolution of Approval.--A joint 
resolution of approval may be introduced in either House of Congress by 
any Member.
(c) Expedited Procedures.--The provisions of subsections (b) 
through (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) 
shall apply to a joint resolution of approval described in subsection 
(a) to the same extent that such subsections apply to joint resolutions 
under such section 152.
(d) Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives.--This 
section is enacted by Congress--
(1) 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
(2) 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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