A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
Summary
S.J. Res. 37 is a joint resolution that would terminate the national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025, in Executive Order 14193. That emergency was used to impose duties on articles imported from Canada. By ending the emergency under the National Emergencies Act, the resolution would remove the legal basis for that declaration and the associated tariff authority tied to it.
The measure is narrowly focused and does not create a new regulatory program or appropriations. Instead, it uses Congress’s authority under the National Emergencies Act to overturn an existing emergency declaration. Its practical effect would be to halt the emergency framework supporting duties on Canadian imports, which could affect trade policy, importers, and industries exposed to cross-border tariffs.
Impact
If enacted, the resolution would terminate the February 1, 2025 national emergency and eliminate the emergency authority supporting duties on goods imported from Canada. It would not directly amend the tariff statutes themselves, but it would remove the presidential emergency declaration that underpins the duties, thereby affecting federal trade enforcement, customs administration, and businesses that pay or pass through those duties.
Sentiment
The available voting history suggests the resolution had meaningful support in the Senate but also notable opposition. It passed the Senate 51-48, indicating a closely divided chamber and a partisan or policy split over the use of emergency powers and tariffs on Canadian imports. No committee transcript is available, but the vote margin shows the issue was contentious rather than broadly consensus-driven.
Contention
The main point of contention is the underlying tariff policy and the use of a national emergency to impose duties on imports from Canada. Supporters of the resolution likely viewed the emergency declaration as an improper or unnecessary use of executive power, while opponents likely supported preserving the tariff authority as a trade or leverage tool. The close Senate vote reflects disagreement over both the substance of the Canada-related duties and the broader question of congressional checks on emergency declarations.
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act of 2025This bill prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose or increase duties or impose tariff-rate quotas on imports entering the United States. However, this limitation does not prohibit the President from excluding all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States. (IEEPA provides the President with broad authority to regulate various economic transactions following a declaration of a national emergency.)