H.R. 4326: To require the Congressional Budget Office to conduct an economic review of the economic impact of tariff modifications before implementation.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-10 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

federal

What does this mean?

Official title

To require the Congressional Budget Office to conduct an economic review of the economic impact of tariff modifications before implementation.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to conduct an economic review of the potential economic effects of modifications to tariffs before their implementation. Specifically, the bill prohibits a modification to any tariff or other duty on imports from taking effect until CBO publishes on a publicly available website an economic review of the expected economic impact of the modification.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To require the Congressional Budget Office to conduct an economic review of the economic impact of tariff modifications before implementation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Cleo Fields (D-LA), André Carson (D-IN), Dina Titus (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] reported raising $5.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
CBO cost estimate: The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how a federal bill would change government spending and revenue. CBO is nonpartisan.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4326.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4326 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills