S.J.Res. 81 · 119th Congress

Ends the national emergency behind an added 40% tariff on certain imports from Brazil

Official title: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.1

Did not become lawWho sets tariffsTariffs

§1What it does

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This joint resolution would end the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared in a July 30, 2025, executive order, which used that emergency to place an additional 40% tariff, a tax on imports, on certain goods from Brazil.2,3 That order exempted some products from the added tariff, such as civil aircraft and parts, wood pulp, precious metals, energy products and fertilizers.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, October 31, 2025: Held at the desk.1
IntroducedSeptember 18, 2025
SponsorSen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Cosponsors10 cosponsors (1 Republican, 7 Democratic, 2 independent)
Official recordS.J.Res. 81 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

Senate, October 28, 2025

On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed — 52 yes, 48 no.4