Three US Lawmakers Push Resolution to Remove Trump-Era 50% Tariffs on India

Three US Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to End Trump-Era 50% Tariffs on India.

In a significant challenge to President Donald Trump’s trade policy, three U.S. lawmakers on Friday introduced a resolution aimed at ending the punitive tariffs of up to 50% on imports from India. The move signals growing congressional pushback against measures critics say are economically damaging and unlawful.

The resolution, led by Representatives Deborah Ross, Marc Veasey, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, follows a bipartisan Senate effort to remove similar tariffs on Brazil and limit the President’s emergency powers to impose import duties.

The measure seeks to rescind the additional 25% “secondary” tariffs imposed on India on August 27, 2025, which, combined with prior duties, raised tariffs on many Indian-origin products to 50% under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

Congresswoman Ross highlighted the economic ties between North Carolina and India, noting that Indian companies have invested over a billion dollars in the state, generating thousands of jobs, while local manufacturers export hundreds of millions in goods to India each year.

Rep. Veasey called the tariffs “a tax on everyday North Texans,” while Rep. Krishnamoorthi said they disrupt supply chains, hurt American workers, and raise consumer costs. He added that ending the tariffs would strengthen US-India economic and security cooperation.

The resolution is part of a broader effort by congressional Democrats to push back against Trump’s unilateral trade actions and recalibrate US relations with India. Earlier in October, Ross, Veasey, Krishnamoorthi, and 20 other lawmakers had urged the President to reverse his tariff policies and repair strained bilateral ties.