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Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Richard Neal (MA-01), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Committee, and Rick Larsen (WA-01), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, introduced a privileged resolution to terminate President Trump’s abuse of “emergency” authorities to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports.

The resolution would end Trump’s declared national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an authority he is using to levy a blanket 10% tariff on all imports, along with additional massive tariffs on dozens of key U.S. trading partners. Under the National Emergencies Act, a privileged resolution to terminate the emergency must be acted upon within 15 calendar days, otherwise, it must be brought for a vote to the House floor.

“Trump is dragging our country into a trade war against our allies and imposing the largest tax increase on the American people in our history – all without a single vote in the House of Representatives. Congress can end this chaos, but Republicans are too busy rolling over for Trump. This resolution would put Republicans on the record about supporting these sweeping tariffs or standing with their constituents,” said DelBene.

In January, DelBene introduced legislation that would clarify that the president cannot impose import tariffs under the guise of a national emergency without Congressional approval.

The resolution is cosponsored by Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), William  Keating (MA-09), Gerald Connolly (VA-11), Donald Beyer (VA-08), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Sean Casten (IL-06), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20),  Jim Costa (CA-21), George Latimer (NY-16), Dina Titus (NV-01), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Sarah McBride (DE-at Large), Julie Johnson (TX-32), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Johnny Olszewski Jr. (MD-02), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and Ami Bera (CA-06).

A copy of the resolution can be found here.