# Plain Language Summary: Terminating the National Emergency on Canadian Import Duties

This joint resolution would end a national emergency declaration that was used to impose additional taxes (called tariffs or duties) on goods imported from Canada. To understand what this means, you need to know that a president can declare a national emergency to take certain actions without going through the normal congressional approval process. In this case, that emergency declaration was used as the legal basis for adding extra charges to Canadian imports.

If this resolution passes, it would cancel that emergency declaration, which would likely result in those extra tariffs on Canadian goods being removed or significantly reduced. This could affect prices on a wide range of products Americans buy, since Canada is one of the largest trading partners with the United States. Items like cars, food products, lumber, and manufactured goods could potentially become cheaper if the tariffs go away. For businesses that import from Canada or use Canadian materials in their products, this could lower their costs. On the flip side, American companies that compete with Canadian imports might face more competition if those imported goods become cheaper.

The resolution is essentially Congress saying it doesn't agree with using emergency powers for this particular trade action and wants to restore normal trade relations with Canada. Whether this passes depends on whether enough members of Congress support ending the tariffs and whether the president would sign it into law.

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

Kaine, Tim

<p>This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, which imposed an additional 25% tariff on most imports from Canada (except for Canadian energy or energy resources, which have an additional 10% tariff).</p>