Stop Raising Prices on Food Act

This bill would require the President to get Congress’s approval before putting new or higher tariffs on goods from the top five places we import the most U.S. agricultural products from. The European Union counts as one “country” for this purpose.

To ask for approval, the President must send Congress a request that explains the goal, why other options like diplomacy or trade dispute steps wouldn’t work, and the likely impact on the U.S. farm economy. The tariffs could only happen if Congress then votes to approve them .

• Who is affected: U.S. agriculture and businesses that import from the top five farm-trade partners; the EU is treated as one partner.
• What changes: The President can’t add or raise these tariffs without Congress’s approval, and must provide a clear plan and impact assessment first.
• How it works: The President submits the request; Congress must vote to approve before any new or higher tariffs take effect .