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DemocratBill · S.J.Res. 49· Senate(119-SJRES-49)

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

Rep. Wyden
Age: 77 years
Oregon
Introduced
4/10/2025
Last activity
4/30/2025 — Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 49 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 225) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 226.
Sponsored by
Ron Wyden
Cosponsors
Democrat - 5Republican - 1
Foreign Trade and International Finance
  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this bill would do

This joint resolution aims to end the national emergency that was used to put global tariffs in place. The President declared this emergency on April 2, 2025, through Executive Order 14257. This resolution seeks to terminate that declaration immediately upon its enactment. It is being introduced by Mr. Wyden and several other senators.

Yes· 3 of 20

  • Does this make trade with other countries easier?+5

    The elimination of global tariffs directly facilitates easier and more robust international trade.

  • Would business owners be better off under this?+4

    Business owners benefit from lower costs of imported goods and increased trade opportunities.

  • Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?+4

    Reducing unilateral tariffs often improves diplomatic relations and strengthens international trade alliances.

The opposite

  • Would union members be better off under this?-2

    The removal of tariffs may increase competition for domestic producers, potentially impacting union-held manufacturing jobs.

  • Does this give the federal government more power?-2

    Terminating a national emergency reduces the scope of unilateral executive authority over trade.

What Congress actually voted on

2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. One of them decided something; the rest moved it along.

  • The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the joint resolutionJoint Resolution Defeated 49–49

    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.

    04/30/2025 · Roll call 225 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 49”