[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2665 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2665
To provide for notification to, and review by, Congress with respect to
the imposition of duties.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 7, 2025
Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr.
Meeks) 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 provide for notification to, and review by, Congress with respect to
the imposition of duties.
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 ``Trade Review Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF IMPOSITION OF DUTIES.
(a) In General.--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:
``SEC. 155. REVIEW OF IMPOSITION OF DUTIES.
``(a) Notification Requirement.--Not later than 48 hours after
imposing or increasing a duty with respect to an article imported into
the United States, the President shall submit to Congress a
notification of the imposition of or increase in the duty that
includes--
``(1) an explanation of the reasoning for imposing or
increasing the duty; and
``(2) an assessment of the potential impact of imposing or
increasing the duty on United States businesses and consumers.
``(b) Expiration of Duties; Extension by Congress.--Any duty on an
article imported into the United States shall remain in effect for a
period of not more than 60 days, unless there is enacted into law a
joint resolution of approval with respect to the duty under subsection
(e).
``(c) Disapproval by Congress.--If a joint resolution of
disapproval with respect to a duty is enacted into law under subsection
(e), the duty shall cease to have force or effect.
``(d) Exclusion of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties.--This
section does not apply with respect to antidumping and countervailing
duties imposed under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671 et seq.).
``(e) Joint Resolutions.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this section:
``(A) Joint resolution of approval.--The term
`joint resolution of approval' means a joint resolution
the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is
as follows: `That Congress approves the duty imposed
with respect to ___, notice of which was submitted to
Congress on ______.', with the first blank space being
filled with a description of the article and the second
blank space being filled with the date of the
notification under subsection (a).
``(B) Joint resolution of disapproval.--The term
`joint resolution of disapproval' means a joint
resolution the sole matter after the resolving clause
of which is as follows: `That Congress disapproves the
duty imposed with respect to ___, notice of which was
submitted to Congress on ______.', with the first blank
space being filled with a description of the article
and the second blank space being filled with the date
of the notification under subsection (a).
``(2) Introduction.--
``(A) Joint resolution of approval.--A joint
resolution of approval may be introduced in either
House of Congress by any Member during the 60-day
period described in subsection (b).
``(B) Joint resolution of disapproval.--A joint
resolution of disapproval may be introduced in either
House of Congress by any Member at any time after the
submission of a notification under subsection (a).
``(3) Expedited procedures.--The provisions of subsections
(b) through (f) of section 152 (19 U.S.C. 2192) apply to a
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution of disapproval
to the same extent that such subsections apply to joint
resolutions under 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.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 154 the
following:
``Sec. 155. Review of imposition of duties.''.
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