Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2025

This bill changes how the president can place restrictions on imports (goods brought into the U.S.) for national security reasons. Under this bill, the president would need Congress to approve any import restrictions before they take effect, and those restrictions could only apply to goods tied to military equipment, energy resources, or critical infrastructure. The bill also narrows the definition of "national security" to mean protection from foreign aggression, not the general welfare of the country. Additionally, it shifts the responsibility for investigating whether imports threaten national security from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Defense, and it would apply these new rules retroactively to actions taken up to six years before the bill becomes law.

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