S.J.Res. 49 · 119th Congress

Ends the April 2025 national emergency used to impose tariffs on most imports

Official title: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.1

Did not become lawWho sets tariffsTariffs

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This joint resolution would end the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared on April 2, 2025.2,3 Under that emergency, a 10% tariff, which is a tax on imported goods, was placed on most imports to the United States, along with higher tariffs on goods from certain trading partners.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 30, 2025: Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 49 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 225) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 226.1
IntroducedApril 10, 2025
SponsorSen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsors6 cosponsors (1 Republican, 5 Democratic)
Official recordS.J.Res. 49 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

Senate, April 30, 2025

On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Defeated — 49 yes, 49 no, 2 not voting.4