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Referenced Laws
19 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.
19 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.
19 U.S.C. 1862 et seq.
50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.
50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
19 U.S.C. 4301
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2025.
Section 2
2. Congressional approval required for imposition of duties Chapter 5 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: On and after the date of the enactment of this section, the President may impose a duty on the importation of articles into the United States under any provision of law, including a provision of law specified in subsection (b), only if— the President submits to Congress a proposal to impose the duty that includes a rationale for imposing the duty; and there is enacted into law a joint resolution approving the imposition of the duty. The provisions of law specified in this subsection are the following: This Act. The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862 et seq.). The Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.). The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Any provision of law enacted to implement a trade agreement to which the United States is a party. Any provision of a trade agreement to which the United States is a party. Any other provision of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301)). Subsection (a) does not apply to the exclusion of all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States. The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 154 the following: 155.Congressional approval required for imposition of duties(a)In generalOn and after the date of the enactment of this section, the President may impose a duty on the importation of articles into the United States under any provision of law, including a provision of law specified in subsection (b), only if—(1)the President submits to Congress a proposal to impose the duty that includes a rationale for imposing the duty; and(2)there is enacted into law a joint resolution approving the imposition of the duty.(b)Provisions of law specifiedThe provisions of law specified in this subsection are the following:(1)This Act.(2)The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).(3)The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862 et seq.).(4)The Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.).(5)The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).(6)Any provision of law enacted to implement a trade agreement to which the United States is a party.(7)Any provision of a trade agreement to which the United States is a party.(8)Any other provision of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301)).(c)Treatment of embargoesSubsection (a) does not apply to the exclusion of all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States.. Sec. 155. Congressional approval required for imposition of duties..
Section 3
155. Congressional approval required for imposition of duties On and after the date of the enactment of this section, the President may impose a duty on the importation of articles into the United States under any provision of law, including a provision of law specified in subsection (b), only if— the President submits to Congress a proposal to impose the duty that includes a rationale for imposing the duty; and there is enacted into law a joint resolution approving the imposition of the duty. The provisions of law specified in this subsection are the following: This Act. The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862 et seq.). The Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.). The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Any provision of law enacted to implement a trade agreement to which the United States is a party. Any provision of a trade agreement to which the United States is a party. Any other provision of the customs and trade laws of the United States (as defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4301)). Subsection (a) does not apply to the exclusion of all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States.