A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
Ending Extra Taxes on Goods From Brazil
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Key Points
- Congress is moving to end a national emergency that was used to put extra taxes, known as duties, on products coming into the U.S. from Brazil.
- This action would cancel an executive order signed by the President in July 2025 that allowed these higher costs on imported goods.
- If this becomes law, it could lower the price of items imported from Brazil, such as coffee, orange juice, or steel, which had become more expensive because of the extra taxes.
- The resolution aims to return trade with Brazil to normal levels and stop the government from using emergency powers to manage these specific import costs.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594. (text: CR S7778-7779)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
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