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SJRES81Passed Senate

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

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-18
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
SJRES
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 53.3% (323 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000384

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Rand Paul (R-KY)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)Original· 2025-09-18
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)· 2025-09-19
  • Mark R. Warner (D-VA)· 2025-09-19
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)· 2025-10-01
  • Jack Reed (D-RI)· 2025-10-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Held at the desk.

2025-10-31

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on FinanceDischarged From · 2025-10-28

Previously

  • Finance CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-10-28
  • Finance CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-18
  • Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2025-09-18

Plain-English Summary

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency that was declared by President Donald J. Trump in an executive order on July 30, 2025, that also imposed an additional 40% tariff on certain imports from Brazil based on the emergency declaration. (The executive order exempted certain products, such as civil aircraft and parts, wood pulp, precious metals, energy and energy products, and fertilizers, from this additional tariff.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance
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