This legislation seeks to fundamentally change how the President can impose duties on imported articles by requiring explicit congressional approval. Under its provisions, the President would be mandated to submit a detailed proposal to Congress for any intended duty, including a comprehensive rationale for its imposition. For any such duty to take effect, Congress would then need to enact a joint resolution specifically approving the measure. This requirement would extend to duties imposed under a broad array of existing laws, such as the Trade Act of 1974 , the Tariff Act of 1930 , and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act , as well as those stemming from trade agreements. However, the bill explicitly clarifies that this new approval process would not apply to embargoes , which involve the complete exclusion of goods from a particular country.