Remarks on Signing the Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
Issued 2025-03-26 by Donald J. Trump
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On March 26, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation titled "Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States." This executive action imposes a 25-percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If cars are built in the U.S., they will not be subject to this tariff.
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Constitutional Analysis
How this action fits (or doesn't) within Article II authority and existing law
This proclamation ("Remarks on Signing the Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States") imposes or modifies tariffs on Signing the Proclamation on Adjusting. The stated rationale is: "bring our pharmaceutical industry back." Under Article I, Section 8, Congress holds the power to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations" and to "lay and collect Duties." However, Congress has delegated significant tariff authority to the President through statutes like Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act (national security tariffs) and Section 301 of the Trade Act (unfair trade practices).
The constitutional question is the scope of that delegation. Courts have historically upheld broad presidential trade actions under these statutes. But sweeping tariff measures that effectively rewrite trade policy — affecting billions in commerce — raise non-delegation doctrine concerns. When the executive branch makes economic policy of this magnitude unilaterally, it sits at the edge of the separation of powers.
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