Bacon: My Bill Will Return Power Of Tariffs To Congress

“We have a total of seven Republicans in the Senate and I have some beginning support on the House side, which we’ll unveil tomorrow. It will be harder to pass this in the House, no doubt. I think if we get 60 votes in the Senate, they’ll put pressure on the House to look at this. And if we continue to see the stock market go a certain direction or if we see inflation or unemployment shift in a bad way, I think then this bill becomes a very viable bill.

“So it will not pass tomorrow or maybe in the next couple of weeks, but this will be in the queue that we can use, and it’s time that Congress restores its authorities here. And the Constitution is clear, the House and the Senate – Congress – has the power of tariffs and taxes, and we gave some of that power to the executive branch, and I think in hindsight, that was a mistake.” – GOP Rep. Donn Bacon, today on Face The Nation.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) says he will introduce legislation in the House to give Congress more control over tariffs, as a bipartisan effort for this is also happening in the Senate.

“Congress has the power of tariffs and taxes, and we gave some of that power to the executive… pic.twitter.com/QDzYJmXZSw

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 6, 2025