Ending the President's Global Tariff Emergency

What to know

• The resolution cancels a national emergency about global tariffs.
• The President declared this emergency on April 2, 2025.
• The emergency gave the President power to set tariffs on imports.
• The emergency would end on the day this resolution becomes law.
• Ending it would remove the legal basis for the related tariffs.
• This change would affect businesses and consumers who buy or sell imported goods.

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Section by section

1. Ending the tariff emergency order

   This section cancels a national emergency. The President declared this emergency on April 2, 2025. That order let the government place tariffs on goods from other countries. If Congress passes this resolution, the emergency ends. It ends on the day this resolution becomes law. This also means the tariffs tied to that emergency would lose their legal basis.

   Who this affects

   This affects the President's power to keep tariffs in place. It also affects businesses and consumers who deal with imported goods.

   Tradeoff

   Ending the emergency removes the tariffs and the President's special powers tied to them, but it also limits the government's ability to quickly control trade during a crisis.

   Show the exact bill text

   the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President in Executive Order 14257 (90 Fed. Reg. 15041) is terminated effective on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution.