Requires Congress to approve new taxes on groceries and food-related items.
This bill would require the President to get Congress's approval before putting new taxes, called duties or tariffs, on groceries and other food-related items. This means that decisions about food prices would involve more people. Currently, the President can often make these decisions alone.
Today, the President can generally impose new duties or tariff-rate quotas on food items without needing specific approval from Congress for each instance. This means the President has broad power to affect food prices through trade policy. If this bill becomes law, the President would need to send a formal request to Congress and get a "joint resolution of approval" passed before putting any new duties or tariff-rate quotas on food. This would give Congress a direct vote on such decisions, making the process more transparent.
S 3229 · 119th Congress · November 20, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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