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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Gregory W. Meeks

Democrat · NY · Representative

Votes with party: 98.3% (530 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001137

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-02-17

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would end the national emergency declaration that the President used to impose tariffs on imports from other countries. It would remove the legal authority the administration is using to add taxes on foreign goods without going through the normal congressional approval process. The change would affect businesses that import products, consumers who buy imported goods, and trading partners around the world.

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Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 150 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 150 Terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2026 Mr. Meeks submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), 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. <all>

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