Congress·Passed Senate·S.J.Res. 77

Senate Passes Resolution to End Trump's Canada Tariff Emergency

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

5 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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No legislative action in over 90 days.

↔Companion bill: Senate Passes Resolution to End Trump's Tariffs on Canadian Imports

Legislative Progress

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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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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Who is affectedScoreImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

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

State Impacts

StateScoreImpactCertaintyScopeDurationSentiment

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

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

Democrat

44 – 0 · 1

Republican

4 – 46 · 3

Independent

2 – 0

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Anadolu Agency·12 months ago

US Senate passes resolution to repeal Trump tariffs on Canada

The US Senate passed S.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on Canada. Four Republicans joined Democrats in the 51-48 vote, which came as the president defended the tariffs as necessary to halt fentanyl flow.