The House Rules Committee teed up legislation for a floor vote Tuesday that would again prevent lawmakers from terminating President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, this time until July 31.
The panel voted 8-3 Monday to report the resolution, but the floor vote, expected at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, may encounter resistance from Republicans who were unhappy when the House adopted a resolution in September that put the prohibition in place until last month.
“This extension will allow the Supreme Court the time necessary to provide a ruling on this very consequential issue,” House Rules Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said, noting that the court heard arguments in November in a case challenging Trump’s authority to levy tariffs. Critics call the tariffs a tax and note that the constitution gives Congress sole authority to tax.
