DIGGING DEEPER: Sen. Grassley wants to “ensure Congress has a voice” on tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTTC) – The Trade Review Act of 2025 was introduced in the U.S. Senate Thursday in an attempt to put restrictions on the president’s power to levy tariffs.
One of the bill’s two authors is Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Republican stating the new legislation is needed to ensure Congress has a voice in trade policy.
Under the proposal, the president would be required to notify Congress of any new tariff within 48-hours of imposition, while providing reasons and an analysis of the impacts to American consumers and businesses. Congress would then have 60-days to give its approval. Failure to do so would result in the tariff’s expiration.
The bill would also give Congress the ability to end an implemented tariff, at any time, by passing a resolution of disapproval.
Grassley, 91, has served the farm-heavy state of Iowa in the senate since 1981. He’s the high chamber’s president pro tempore, making him the third in line to the presidency.
The GOP lawmaker is also a Trump ally.
In a statement on the introduction of this bill, Grassley wrote, “For too long, Congress has delegated its clear authority to regulate interstate and foreign commerce to the executive branch.”
He co-sponsored the Trade Review Act of 2025 with Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington State.
A similar bill has also been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it has no Republican sponsors at this time.
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