There are actually several acts in which Congress has authorized the President to impose tariffs.

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There are actually several acts in which Congress has authorized the President to impose tariffs.

Author: Curly1918 (17464 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 4:25 pm on Feb 20, 2026

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That's all Constitutional

Link: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/trump-tariff-powers-ieepa-section-232-section-301/802388/

Replies to: "There are actually several acts in which Congress has authorized the President to impose tariffs."

Ding dong the tariffs are dead... at least under the emergency powers act. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:49pm 2/20/26 (23) [View All]
- Parsing through Robert's' opinion - Mark - 3:52pm 2/20/26
  - Regulating importation does not include tariffs. - PaND - 3:54pm 2/20/26
    - Roberts addressed that argument - Mark - 3:58pm 2/20/26
      - The core issue was whether tariffs amount to taxes... AND COMMON SENSE SAYS THEY DO! - Curly1918 - 4:03pm 2/20/26
        "Common Sense is Neither Common nor Sense"...I'll take "Critical Thinking" & "Prudential Judgement" [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:37pm 2/20/26
        Critical thinking is rationalization for whatever makes the " [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:46pm 2/20/26
        Re: Critical thinking is rationalization for whatever makes the "thinker' feel good. [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:47pm 2/20/26
      - Read the dissent, it's all in there. - PaND - 4:02pm 2/20/26
        The market yawned... so you're right that some tariff regime shall remain. - Curly1918 - 4:07pm 2/20/26
        There will be no refunds. - PaND - 4:11pm 2/20/26
        But there shall be more litigation on this issue. - Curly1918 - 4:20pm 2/20/26
        I’m sure there will be. - PaND - 4:22pm 2/20/26
- 6-3. Does he surrender or create a crisis? [NT] - Chris94 - 3:51pm 2/20/26
  - Market is up on the news. I vote he does nothing & focuses ire on Fed [NT] - LanceManion - 5:28pm 2/20/26
  - Probably wait until his third term to do anything. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:02pm 2/20/26
    - You brought it up MAGAnut - jimbasil - 5:08pm 2/20/26
      - Scroll down. You did. If Trump mentions it, he is trolling conspiracy nuts like you. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:10pm 2/20/26
        Just now - how about reading the post instead of Ned-jerking another post. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:15pm 2/20/26
  - Crisis? He might reassert tariffs under a different act which is less flexible but still effective. - Curly1918 - 3:59pm 2/20/26
    - What act? The Commerce Clause of the Constitution is pretty clear on this. - Chris94 - 4:18pm 2/20/26
      - There are actually several acts in which Congress has authorized the President to impose tariffs. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 4:25pm 2/20/26
        Wow. Those are interesting. Really inside baseball. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:41pm 2/20/26
        Maybe he should have used them in the first place. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:08pm 2/20/26

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