Three members of the US House of Representatives have introduced a resolution to overturn President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration that enabled tariffs of up to 50 percent, on imports from India.
The resolution called the measures illegal and harmful to American workers, consumers, and bilateral ties. Lawmakers Deborah Ross, Marc Veasey, and Raja Krishnamoorthi said the duties imposed under emergency powers in August are illegal, damage US-India ties, and raise costs for American consumers.
The resolution aims to cancel the additional 25 percent secondary tariffs placed on Indian goods on 27th of August, which came on top of an earlier 25 percent levy.
According to a press release, the effort follows a bipartisan Senate-passed measure aimed at ending Trump’s tariffs on Brazil and curbing what lawmakers describe as his misuse of emergency powers to raise import duties.
The resolution would end the national emergency invoked under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and repeal the additional 25 percent “secondary” tariffs that took effect on August 27, layered on top of earlier reciprocal duties. Together, these actions raised tariffs on many Indian-origin products to as much as 50 percent.