{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2886", "Bacon, Panetta Introduce the Bipartisan Stop Global Tariffs Act", "2026-04-09", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Don Bacon", "B001298", "bacon.house.gov", "bacon", "https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "\u201cArticle One, Section Eight, Clause One of the Constitution gives Congress authority over tariffs and trade, and it\u2019s time Congress stands on its own two feet and does its job,\u201d said Rep. Bacon. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to co-lead the Stopping Global Tariffs Act as a step toward restoring Congress\u2019s role, providing relief to American businesses and consumers, and preventing the misuse of outdated authorities to impose sweeping tariffs. Across-the-board tariffs like these raise costs for families and create unnecessary economic uncertainty.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerican consumers and businesses have shouldered the consequences of President Trump\u2019s illegal and incoherent tariff policy,\u201d said Rep. Panetta. \u201cMy legislation would lift the most recent across-the-board tariffs under Section 122 and make whole those who have been harmed. Although Congress abdicated its Constitutional obligations for trade policy over the past few decades, it\u2019s past time for us to reclaim our authority from the executive branch not just with lawsuits, but with legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s new 10% global tariffs are a clear attempt to sidestep Congress and reimpose his failed tariffs after the Supreme Court struck them down,\u201d said Rep. S\u00e1nchez. \u201cI am proud to co-lead the Stopping Global Tariffs Act to strike down these new tariffs and give needed relief to the American families who have suffered from higher prices as a result of Trump\u2019s tariff regime.\u201d\n\nPresident Trump\u2019s most recent tariffs were improperly imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. Section 122 allows for the President to impose a 15 percent tariff for balance of payments, which was created when the U.S. dollar was on the gold standard. Following the Supreme court\u2019s ruling in February negating his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs, the Trump Administration has imposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports to address \u201cbalance of payments.\u201d Since the U.S. no longer operates on the Gold Standard, there is no legal justification for using this authority.\n\nThe Stop Global Tariffs Act is cosponsored by: Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Terri Sewell (AL-07), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03).\n\nFull text of the bill is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-10T05:46:57Z", "2026-04-10T05:48:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bacon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2886"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8051339536905289, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}