Foreign Relations & International Law

Document: Senator Corker Introduces Legislation to Restrict Presidential Authority on National Security Tariffs

Quinta Jurecic
Sunday, June 10, 2018, 2:01 PM

On June 6th, Sen. Bob Corker introduced legislation intended to restrict the president's authority to issue national security tariffs. The bill would require the president to receive congressional approval before restricting trade on the grounds of national security.

The legislation is available here and in full below.

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On June 6th, Sen. Bob Corker introduced legislation intended to restrict the president's authority to issue national security tariffs. The bill would require the president to receive congressional approval before restricting trade on the grounds of national security.

The legislation is available here and in full below.

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Quinta Jurecic is a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior editor at Lawfare. She previously served as Lawfare's managing editor and as an editorial writer for the Washington Post.

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