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Trade Act of 1974 and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977. These allow the executive branch to impose tariffs for reasons such as national security, unfair trade practices, or declared emergencies.

Following committee investigations that discovered that the United States had been in a state of emergency for more than 40 years, Congress passed the National Emergencies Act (NEA) in 1976 and IEEPA in 1977. The pair of statutes placed new limits on presidential emergency powers. Both included reporting requirements to increase transparency and track costs, and the NEA required the President to assess annually and extend, if appropriate, an emergency. Some experts argue that renewal process has become pro forma. The NEA also afforded Congress the means to terminate a national emergency by adopting a concurrent resolution in each chamber. A decision by the Supreme Court, in a landmark case, however, found the use of concurrent resolutions to terminate an executive action unconstitutional. Concerned about the termination provisions in the NEA, Congress amended the statute to require a joint resolution, significantly increasing the difficulty of terminating an emergency.

Like TWEA, IEEPA has become an important means to impose economic-based sanctions since its enactment; like TWEA, Presidents have frequently used IEEPA to restrict a variety of international transactions; and like TWEA, the subjects of the restrictions, the frequency of use, and the duration of emergencies have expanded over time. Initially, Presidents used IEEPA to target foreign states or their governments. Over the years, presidential administrations have increasingly used IEEPA to target non-state individuals and groups, such as terrorists, persons who engage in malicious cyber-enabled activities, and certain persons associated with the International Criminal Court.

As of September 1, 2025, Presidents had declared 77 national emergencies invoking IEEPA, 46 of which are ongoing. National emergencies invoking IEEPA often last nearly a decade, although some have lasted significantly longer—the first state of emergency declared under the NEA and IEEPA, which was declared in response to the taking of U.S. embassy staff as hostages by Iran in 1979, is in its fifth decade.

IEEPA grants sweeping powers to the President to control economic transactions. Despite these broad powers, until 2023, Congress had never attempted to terminate a national emergency invoking IEEPA. Instead, Congress has directed the President on numerous occasions to use IEEPA authorities to impose sanctions. Congress may want to consider whether IEEPA appropriately balances the need for swift action in a time of crisis with Congress's duty to oversee executive action. Congress may also want to consider IEEPA's role in implementing congressional influence in U.S. foreign policy and national security decision making.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45618

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