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Resolution to End the National Emergency Regarding Global Tariffs

Original title: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

April 10, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this resolution would legally end the emergency powers currently being used to justify global tariffs, potentially forcing the administration to revert to standard trade policy procedures.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Importers and Exporters

These groups are subject to the global tariffs currently authorized under the national emergency declaration.

The President

The resolution seeks to revoke the emergency powers invoked by the President in Executive Order 14257.

What changed

Last recorded activity April 10, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

S.J. Res. 49 is a introduced in the Senate that seeks to immediately terminate the declaration issued by the President on April 2, 2025, which was used to impose global tariffs.

Why It Matters

If passed, this resolution would legally end the emergency powers currently being used to justify global tariffs, potentially forcing the administration to revert to standard trade policy procedures.

Key Facts

The resolution terminates the national emergency declared by the President on April 2, 2025, via Executive Order 14257.
The termination would take effect immediately upon the enactment of this joint resolution.
The resolution is based on the authority granted to Congress under section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622).
The resolution was introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2025.
The resolution has been referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this resolution do?

It ends the status that the President declared on April 2, 2025, to impose global tariffs.

Does this resolution automatically remove the tariffs?

The resolution terminates the underlying declaration, which is the legal basis for the tariffs; however, the document does not explicitly detail the immediate status of the tariffs themselves.

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Voting Record

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Total

Yes

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (98)

+ 74 more

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Bipartisan Challenge to Emergency Powers

The resolution is sponsored by a mix of senators from both major parties, indicating a cross-party effort to limit the use of emergency declarations for trade policy.

Ron Wyden Rand Paul Chuck Schumer

Connected Entities

personRon Wyden“Lead sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personRand Paul“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personTim Kaine“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

otherNational Emergencies Act“The legal framework under which the emergency was declared and is being terminat”Map →

personElizabeth Warren“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

otherExecutive Order 14257“The specific executive order that declared the national emergency on April 2, 20”Map →

personJeanne Shaheen“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personChuck Schumer“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

personPeter Welch“Co-sponsor of the resolution.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.congress.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance85
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy80
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment40
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz75
Current news / social attention level

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