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Prohibits the President from imposing new or higher tariffs, duties, or reducing import quotas on goods from NATO allies unless Congress approves a special joint resolution. It affirms NATO’s importance to U.S. security and sets up a fast-track process for Congress to consider any such presidential tariff action, while preserving several trade law exceptions (like anti-dumping duties).
The bill strengthens NATO deterrence and shifts key trade actions involving NATO allies from the Executive to Congress—preserving consumer prices and democratic oversight—while reducing the President's ability to act quickly in emergencies, potentially slowing responses and politicizing trade and ar
All Americans (including military personnel and allied partners) benefit from a clearer U.S. commitment to NATO collective defense, strengthening deterrence against aggression and improving allied coordination on shared threats.
Consumers and businesses that rely on imports from NATO allies see more stable, lower prices and fewer sudden supply‑chain shocks because the President cannot impose new tariffs or raise duties on NATO partners without congressional approval.
All Americans gain increased democratic oversight and a more predictable process for trade actions involving NATO allies because Congress must authorize tariff actions and expedited Trade Act procedures and house rule changes create a consistent path for consideration.
Domestic industries and workers retain access to trade remedies—antidumping and countervailing duties—and the bill allows compliance with international dispute-settlement rulings, preserving tools to address unfair trade practices.
All Americans and national-security actors face slower and constrained emergency trade responses because the President must obtain a joint congressional resolution before imposing tariffs on NATO allies, reducing executive flexibility and leverage in urgent negotiations.
Taxpayers and domestic priorities could shoulder increased costs if greater commitments to NATO collective responses and expanded Arctic security activity lead to higher defense spending or reallocation of funds from domestic programs.
Businesses, industries, and policymakers may face politicized, slower, and more contested trade policymaking because forcing congressional votes on tariff actions increases lobbying, partisan disputes, and administrative costs.
The public and stakeholders risk reduced input and oversight because expedited procedures and allowing any Member to file approval resolutions shorten debate time and limit opportunities for public scrutiny.
Declares that the NATO alliance and its Article 5 collective defense principle are critically important to U.S. national security.
States that with rising threats from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, North American and European security is best ensured by working through NATO.
Affirms that prioritizing Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest and that the United States is committed to supporting and facilitating cooperation among NATO members to improve Arctic security outcomes.
States that Arctic security must be achieved collectively through cooperation, deterrence, and by upholding United Nations Charter principles such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, and inviolability of borders.
Affirms the United States’ commitment to respecting the democratic sovereignty of NATO Member States and NATO-protected territories, as described in Article 6 of the Washington Treaty.
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Overall effect: The bill shifts decision-making power on certain trade measures from the executive branch to Congress for NATO allies, affecting businesses engaged in transatlantic and allied trade, administrative practice, and U.S. diplomatic flexibility on trade responses.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Linda T. Sánchez · Last progress February 12, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House