Freshman Republican introduces Trump reciprocal tariff bill

Published January 24, 2025 9:05am ET



Freshman Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) on Friday introduced legislation that would allow the president to impose tariffs on any country.

The bill, the Reciprocal Trade Act, is a measure that President Donald Trump campaigned on and would massively extend his power over trade policy. Trump has vowed sweeping tariffs and can do much of that unilaterally, but reciprocal tariffs would require Congress’s stamp of approval.

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