Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution to revoke President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration that resulted in tariffs of up to 50% on many imports from India, arguing the measures are unlawful and damaging to American workers, consumers, and bilateral relations.
The measure is led by Representatives Deborah Ross, Marc Veasey, and Raja Krishnamoorthi. It follows a bipartisan Senate effort to roll back similar duties on Brazil and to limit the president’s use of emergency powers to raise import tariffs. The resolution specifically aims to rescind the additional 25% “secondary” duties imposed on India on August 27, 2025, which were applied on top of an earlier 25% reciprocal tariff—together bringing duties on many Indian-origin products to roughly 50% under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Ross emphasized the economic ties between North Carolina and India, noting that Indian firms have invested more than a billion dollars in the state and created thousands of jobs across life sciences and technology, while North Carolina manufacturers export hundreds of millions of dollars in goods to India each year. Veasey described India as an important cultural, economic, and strategic partner and characterized the tariffs as effectively a tax on everyday Texans facing higher costs. Krishnamoorthi said the duties are counterproductive, disrupting supply chains, harming U.S. workers, and raising prices for consumers, and argued that removing the tariffs would bolster U.S.-India economic and security cooperation.
The resolution is part of a broader Democratic effort in Congress to reassert legislative control over trade policy and to challenge unilateral presidential trade actions. In October, Ross, Veasey, Krishnamoorthi, Representative Ro Khanna and 19 other members had urged the president to reverse the tariff policies and repair strained ties with India.
The tariffs were introduced in two steps: Trump first imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods effective August 1, 2025, then announced an additional 25% increase days later. The administration cited India’s continued purchases of Russian oil and said those purchases support Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine as justification for the higher duties.
