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Congress·Passed Senate·4 months ago

Senate Passes Resolution to End Trump's Canada Tariff Emergency

Legislative Progress

Filed
Review
Senate
House
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • Congress is moving to end a national emergency that was declared in February 2025. This emergency was used as a legal reason to put extra taxes, known as duties or tariffs, on products coming into the U.S. from Canada.
  • If this resolution becomes law, it would cancel those extra taxes. This could lower the cost of many items that American businesses and families buy from Canada, such as building materials, energy, and food products.
  • The resolution uses the National Emergencies Act to stop the President's earlier executive order. By ending the "emergency" status, the government would no longer have the special power to keep these specific trade penalties in place.
  • This action marks a shift in trade policy, moving away from using emergency powers to manage imports from one of America's closest trading partners. It aims to restore more predictable trade rules between the two countries.
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Milestones

4 milestones9 actions
Oct 31, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Oct 31, 2025House

Received in the House.

Oct 30, 2025Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 29, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 598. (text: CR S7822)

Oct 29, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 598.

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Late 2025 or early 2026

House of Representatives votes on whether to pass the resolution

If the House passes it, the resolution goes to the President's desk. If the President vetoes it, Congress would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers to override. Until this clears, the tariffs remain in place.

Vote Results

1 vote
SenatePassedOct 29, 2025

On the Joint Resolution

50
46
Democrat
440 · 1
Republican
446 · 3
Independent
20
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Related News

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

Bill NumberSJRES 77
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionHeld at the desk.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(16)
D: 11R: 3I: 2

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