This bill would restrict the President's ability to impose tariffs on food and food-related products by requiring Congressional approval for most such actions. Under the legislation, the President would need to submit a request to Congress before imposing tariffs on groceries, agricultural commodities, animal feed, food packaging, seeds, fertilizers, and other farm inputs, and would then need a joint resolution (a bill passed by both the Senate and House) to proceed. The bill covers a broad range of food-related items but makes an exception for antidumping and countervailing duties, which are tariffs imposed to counter unfair trade practices and can still be imposed by the President without Congressional approval. Congress would have 45 days after the President's request to introduce and consider such a joint resolution, following expedited procedures similar to other trade legislation. This legislation would affect any future food-related tariff policies and shifts significant trade policy authority from the President to Congress.
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