# 115-hr-6337: To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security.

115-hr-6337, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6337
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Introduced: 2018-07-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require congressional approval for a presidential adjustment of an import due to a national security threat. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary, and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made two years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period two years before enactment of this bill and the date before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6337 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6337)

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