Ending the Emergency Behind Canada Import Taxes

What to know

• The bill cancels a national emergency the President declared on February 1, 2025.
• That emergency was the legal basis for duties, or taxes, on goods from Canada.
• The resolution uses the National Emergencies Act, which lets Congress end a President's emergency order.
• If passed, the duties on Canadian goods would lose their legal support.
• U.S. businesses and consumers who trade with Canada would feel the effects.
• Ending the emergency could lower costs on Canadian goods, but it also removes a tool the President said was needed.

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Section by section

1. Ending the national emergency on Canada imports

   This section ends a national emergency. The President declared this emergency on February 1, 2025. It was used to place duties, or taxes, on goods brought in from Canada. This resolution uses a law called the National Emergencies Act. That law lets Congress cancel a President's emergency order. If this passes, the emergency order no longer applies. This would remove the legal basis for the related duties on Canadian goods.

   Who this affects

   It affects U.S. businesses and consumers who buy or sell goods imported from Canada. It also affects the President's power to keep those import duties in place.

   Tradeoff

   Ending the emergency could lower costs on Canadian goods, but it also removes a tool the President said was needed to address the situation that led to the emergency.

   Show the exact bill text

   the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025, by the President in Executive Order 14193 (90 Fed. Reg. 9113) is terminated