NFU Supports Congressional Oversight and Review of Tariffs

WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) this week sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate, urging lawmakers to support the Trade Review Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would reassert Congressional authority to review and approve any new tariffs imposed by the administration.

“We need congressional oversight of tariffs and trade policy to ensure measures are thoughtful and positively impact the agriculture economy. Family farmers and ranchers are facing historic levels of uncertainty, and the recent flurry of tariff announcements, followed by abrupt reversals, has only deepened that volatility,” said NFU President Rob Larew. “These actions force our long-standing trading partners to retaliate with tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and look elsewhere for more affordable products. Once we lose these markets, they’re nearly impossible to win back.”

The Trade Review Act of 2025, introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), would restore Congressional oversight as outlined in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

“We appreciate these congressional leaders’ bipartisan, pragmatic approach on behalf of American agriculture. We urge all lawmakers to stand with family farmers and ranchers by supporting the Trade Review Act of 2025,” added Larew.