Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Claw Back Congressional Authority Over Tariffs

In response to President Trump's imposition of wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs last week, on Thursday, April 3, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced legislation in the Senate seeking to reassert Congress' role over tariffs and trade policy.

The bill, known as the Trade Review Act of 2025, would require the president to give Congress 48 hours' notice before imposing or raising tariffs. The president would be required to provide an explanation of the reasoning for the action and an analysis of the potential impact. Congress would then have 60 days to approve the action, and, if it does not, the tariffs would automatically expire after that period. Congress would also have the ability to end the tariffs with a joint resolution of disapproval.