119th Congress

House Republicans are unveiling a new bill to clear a path for President Donald Trump to enact his sweeping tariff plans.

First-term Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., is reintroducing the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act on Friday, which, if passed, would allow Trump to unilaterally make moves on import taxes from both adversaries and allies.

He would be required to notify Congress, however, which could file a joint resolution of disapproval against the moves.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state’s congressional delegation were in attendance Monday for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump after a four-year gap.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance took the oath of office at noon Monday in an inaugural ceremony moved inside the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building due to the extreme temperatures.

“President Trump hit the nail on the head in getting these regulations out of the way that have been hindering us in our ability to be able to extract our God-given resources here in this country,” Moore said. “What I like and what I’ve been talking about is not only the United States being energy independent…but being an energy superpower and net exporter of energy.”