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No Tariffs on Groceries Act This bill requires the President to receive congressional approval in order to impose duties (i.e., tariffs) on certain articles of food imported into the United States. The bill defines articles of food as (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals; (2) articles used for components of any articles used for food or drink for man or other animals; and (3) seeds, fertilizers, manures, and agrochemicals. Specifically, the President may impose duties on these articles of food only if (1) the President submits to Congress a request to impose the duties, and (2) the request is subsequently and specifically approved by an act of Congress. The bill provides an exception to this requirement for existing tariff-rate quotas on articles of food.
Action Timeline
2025-09-17
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-09-17
Introduced in House
2025-09-17
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.5446 pass?
HR.5446 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.5446 do?
No Tariffs on Groceries Act This bill requires the President to receive congressional approval in order to impose duties (i.e., tariffs) on certain articles of food imported into the United States. The bill defines articles of food as (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals; (2) articles used for components of any articles used for food or drink for man or other animals; and (3) seeds, fertilizers, manures, and agrochemicals. Specifically, the President may impose duties on these articles of food only if (1) the President submits to Congress a request to impose the duties,…
Who sponsored HR.5446?
HR.5446 was sponsored by Haley M. Stevens (D-Michigan).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 5446 IH: No Tariffs on Groceries Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2025 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To limit the authority to impose duties on articles of food. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tariffs on Groceries Act . 2. Limitation on authority to impose duties on articles of food (a) In general The President may not impose duties proposed by the Presidential Administration on articles of food unless— (1) the President transmits to Congress a request to impose such duties; and (2) such request is subsequently and specifically approved by an Act of Congress. (b) Exception The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to existing tariff-rate quotas on articles of food. (c) Articles of food defined In this section, the term articles of food means— (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals; (2) articles used for components of any articles described in paragraph (1); and (3) seeds, fertilizers, manures, and agro-chemicals.
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