A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025 that authorized duties on articles imported from Canada. By invoking the National Emergencies Act, it ends that emergency and the authority to impose those duties under that order.
Key Points
- 1Ends the February 1, 2025 national emergency related to Canadian imports.
- 2Terminates the specific powers to impose duties on Canadian goods under that emergency.
- 3Introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration.
This joint resolution would terminate the national emergency that authorized the United States to impose duties on articles imported from Canada. The action cites Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act and explicitly terminates the emergency that President declared on February 1, 2025 in Executive Order 14193. If enacted, the measure ends the emergency status that provided the legal basis for imposing duties on Canadian imports. The text does not itself repeal the duties or rescind the executive order, but it ends the emergency powers that justified those duties under the National Emergencies Act. As a bill, it would need to pass both chambers and be signed into law to take effect.
Key Points
- 1Termination of the emergency: The resolution terminates the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025, under Executive Order 14193.
- 2Legal basis: The termination is authorized under Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622).
- 3Effect on duties: The bill ends the emergency powers that allowed the imposition of duties on Canadian goods; however, it does not explicitly repeal the duties or the executive order itself, which may require separate action to remove or modify.
- 4Legislative process: As a joint resolution introduced in the Senate, it must be passed by both the Senate and the House and signed by the President to become law.
- 5Bipartisan sponsorship: The introduced measure has a coalition of sponsors from both parties.