A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
This bill (SJRES 81) terminates a national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025, which authorized additional duties on goods imported from Brazil. It directly affects importers of Brazilian products by ending the emergency authority that allowed these extra tariffs to be imposed. The resolution formally ends the emergency status under the National Emergencies Act, removing the legal basis for the duties. The bill does not change existing tariff rates but stops the emergency designation that enabled them.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced Sep 18, 2025
Last action Oct 31, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced in Senate
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Engrossed in Senate
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Oct 28, 2025
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made to the text of the resolution. The diff reflects only procedural progression: the bill moved from its initial introduction in the Senate to engrossment after passing the Senate on October 28, 2025. The core action - terminating the national emergency declared by Executive Order 14323 to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil - remains identical.
TECHNICAL
Status changed from 'Introduced in Senate' (IS) to 'Engrossed in Senate' (ES), reflecting that the bill passed the Senate.
The introduction details (date, sponsors including Mr. Kaine, and referral to Committee on Finance) were removed from the body text, which is standard when a bill advances past introduction.
A passage line was added: 'Passed the Senate October 28, 2025.' indicating the date of Senate approval.
Floor votes · Senate Oct 28, 2025
How they voted
52–48
Passed
Total votes 100
Oct 28, 2025
D
Democratic45
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican53
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Oct 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594. (text: CR S7778-7779)
upper
Oct 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594.
upper
Oct 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged pursuant to the order of 10/07/2025.
upper
Sep 18, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Rand Paul
RRepublican
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
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