No Tariffs on Groceries Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5446

      To limit the authority to impose duties on articles of food.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2025

 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
      To limit the authority to impose duties on articles of food.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Tariffs on Groceries Act''.

SEC. 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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