H.R. 5446

Summary

H.R. 5446, the No Tariffs on Groceries Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 17, 2025 by Rep. Haley Stevens (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Sep 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5446 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5446 IH: No Tariffs on Groceries Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5446  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 17, 2025   Ms. Stevens  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To limit the authority to impose duties on articles of food.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Tariffs on Groceries Act  .
2.
Limitation on authority to impose duties on articles of food
(a)
In general
The President may not impose duties proposed by the Presidential Administration on articles of food unless—
(1)
the President transmits to Congress a request to impose such duties; and
(2)
such request is subsequently and specifically approved by an Act of Congress.
(b)
Exception
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to existing tariff-rate quotas on articles of food.
(c)
Articles of food defined
In this section, the term  articles of food  means—
(1)
articles used for food or drink for man or other animals;
(2)
articles used for components of any articles described in paragraph (1); and
(3)
seeds, fertilizers, manures, and agro-chemicals.

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Sponsors

Rep. Haley Stevens (D) sponsors H.R. 5446, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Haley Stevens

Rep. · D–MI-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 17, 2025

Seth Magaziner

Rep. · D–RI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Christopher Pappas

Rep. · D–NH-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2026

Sarah Elfreth

Rep. · D–MD-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5446 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Sep 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5446 has taken 2 actions since Sep 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5446 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5446 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• No Tariffs on Groceries Act — Display Title
• No Tariffs on Groceries Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To limit the authority to impose duties on articles of food. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5446 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Minting/Money/Gold Standard, Pharmacy.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5446 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5446, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEVENS:H.R. 5446.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4411]

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