Washington, Dec. 13 -- Three members of the US House of Representatives have introduced a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration that resulted in tariffs of up to 50 percent on imports from India. The lawmakers described the duties as "illegal" and warned that they would harm American workers and consumers while straining US-India relations.

The resolution was introduced by Representatives Deborah Ross, Marc Veasey, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, following a bipartisan effort in the Senate to roll back similar emergency-based tariffs on Brazil and to curb the president's authority to impose trade duties under emergency powers.

According to an official release, the measure aims to rescind the additional 2...