# 119-hr-2842: Stop Raising Prices on Food Act

119-hr-2842, Stop Raising Prices on Food Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2842
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Raising Prices on Food Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Congressional approval for tariffs on imports from top food trading partners.** This bill would require the President to get Congress's authorization before proclaiming or increasing certain duties on goods imported from the five countries that import the most U.S. agricultural products, with the European Union treated as a single country. - Families and consumers: Would limit tariff actions that can raise grocery costs, aiming to reduce the chance of new duties translating into higher food prices. - The President and agencies: Would restrict presidential authority to impose new or higher "covered duties" under four statutory authorities. The President must submit a request explaining the objective, why diplomacy or trade dispute processes would not suffice, and an assessment of likely effects on the U.S. agricultural economy. - Congress: Gives Congress final approval through a single-sentence joint resolution that may be introduced within 15 legislative days and is handled under expedited procedures.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congress approval needed for some tariffs: mixed, high. This bill would require Congress to approve some new or higher import duties. It would apply when the President uses national-security or emergency trade powers. It would only cover countries that buy the most U.S. farm exports: the top five each year, with the European Union counted as one. Before…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2842)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5449: Redistricting Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5449)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3227)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2842 (as of 2025-12-21).