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DemocratBill · S.J.Res. 37· Senate(119-SJRES-37)

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

Rep. Kaine
Age: 68 years
Virginia
Introduced
3/11/2025
Last activity
4/3/2025 — Held at the desk.
Sponsored by
Timothy Kaine
Cosponsors
Democrat - 7Republican - 1
Foreign Trade and International Finance
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Awaiting House

What this bill would do

This joint resolution seeks to terminate a specific national emergency. The emergency was originally declared by the President on February 1, 2025, via Executive Order 14193. This declaration was used to impose duties on articles imported from Canada. By passing this resolution, the Senate and House of Representatives would end that declared emergency.

Yes· 3 of 16

  • Does this cut taxes for middle-income families?+2

    Eliminating import duties on Canadian goods can lower costs for middle-class consumers.

  • Does this cut taxes for small businesses?+2

    Reducing import duties lowers the cost of goods for small businesses importing from Canada.

  • Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2

    Lowering tariffs provides relief to small businesses that rely on Canadian imports.

The opposite

  • Does this give the federal government more power?-1

    Terminating an emergency reduces the scope of unilateral presidential trade powers.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the joint resolutionJoint Resolution Passed 51–48

    A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.

    04/02/2025 · Roll call 160 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 37”