Congressional Record — April 2, 2025

Overview of the day

The legislative activity for the day focused primarily on the Senate's debate regarding the use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and the broader economic implications of the administration's trade policies.

Summary of the House proceedings

There was no House activity on this date.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S.J. Res. 37 was considered to terminate the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
S. 959 was mentioned as a request for unanimous consent to pass the Tariff Transparency Act, which would require a nonpartisan study on the impact of tariffs on Americans.