BGOV Bill Analysis: H. J. Res. 72, End Canada Tariffs Emergency

President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to justify sweeping tariffs on Canada would be terminated under H. J. Res. 72.

The measure would block Trump’s Feb. 1, 2025, order that imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian products. The order said Canada failed to sufficiently respond to, or coordinate with the US to rein in, the flow of illegal drugs over the northern border, constituting a national emergency.

Trump later raised the rate to 35% on Aug. 1 for all imports not exempted from tariffs by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, while holding the rate on Canadian energy products and ...