H.R. 2842, titled the “Stop Raising Prices on Food Act,” aims to limit the President’s authority to impose new or additional tariffs on goods imported from countries that are major agricultural trade partners with the United States. The bill stipulates that before any such...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2842 is a bill that says the President needs to ask permission from Congress before adding new taxes on imported food from countries that trade a lot of farm products with the U.S. This means Congress has to agree first to help make sure food prices don't go up too quickly.