


Some Republicans in Congress are looking to reclaim authority over tariff policy and overturn President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs.
Stocks have slid since Trump announced extensive 10% tariffs on all imports and, in some cases, higher tariffs on certain countries based on trade deficits. While Trump has rolled back some of the high country-specific tariffs for 90 days, the 10% tariffs are still in place and have proven controversial.
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Not only does Wall Street want to see Trump’s tariffs reined in, so do Democrats. A number of Republicans do as well. Many in the GOP are free-trade advocates, but have deferred to Trump on the question of tariffs as he has dominated the party.
The House and the Senate could vote for legislation to take more tariff authority from Trump, although Trump would veto it. If Trump vetoes such a measure, Congress could still overturn that veto with a two-thirds majority vote in the House and Senate. For that to pass, 18 Republicans in the Senate and 77 in the House would have to join with Democrats.
What legislation is in the works
In the Senate, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sponsored legislation alongside Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that requires that any tariffs imposed by the president expire after 60 days unless Congress votes to approve them.
The legislation also requires the president must notify Congress of the imposition of, or increase in, a tariff within 48 hours. The president also must explain the rationale and what effects it would have businesses and consumers. It also would give Congress the ability to end tariffs at any time by passing a resolution of disapproval.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) went a step further and joined Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and five other Democrats to introduce a measure that ends the emergency declaration Trump used to impose his sweeping tariff agenda. Paul didn’t sign on to the Grassley bill because he thinks it still gives Trump too much power.
In the House, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) sponsored legislation that is identical to what Grassley sponsored in the Senate.
Notably, while only few Republicans so far have publicly said they support any of the legislation that could undo Trump’s tariffs, many others have expressed some apprehension about how the tariffs might affect the economy without saying they want them removed.
What Republicans support giving Congress more authority to roll back Trump’s tariffs?
All of the Republicans on the list are supporters of the Grassley-Bacon legislation, except for Paul, who supports the more aggressive rollback of Trump’s emergency declaration.
Senate (8)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KA)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
House (3)
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
This list will be continually updated.