Bill · S.J.Res. 88· Senate(119-SJRES-88)
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
- Introduced
- 10/7/2025
- Last activity
- 10/31/2025 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Ron Wyden
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 1
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
This joint resolution aims to end the national emergency that was previously declared by the President. This emergency was established through Executive Order 14257 on April 2, 2025. The purpose of that original declaration was to impose global tariffs. If passed, this resolution will terminate that national emergency effective on the date of enactment. This action is taken pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+6
By removing the emergency that justified global tariffs, the bill eases trade restrictions between the U.S. and other nations.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Business owners may benefit from the removal of global tariffs which reduces costs and eases trade.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+5
Terminating the global tariffs established by the emergency may facilitate more fluid international trade and economic activity.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-3
The resolution reduces the president's emergency authority to impose tariffs through executive action.
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 51–47
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.
10/30/2025 · Roll call 600 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 88”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Termination of Global Tariffs: By terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs, the bill addresses the specific emergency used to justify those tariffs.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Farmers+4
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+6
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-3
- 10/31/2025
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 10/30/2025
- Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7842-7843)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 600.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 600. (text: CR S7843)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 10/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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