SJRES 88: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

SJRES 88 in plain English: This joint resolution would end the national emergency declared by President Trump on April 2, 2025, which imposed a 10% tariff on most imports to the United States along with additional duties on certain trading partners.

Stated purpose

This resolution aims to end the national emergency that President Trump declared on April 2, 2025, which was used to impose a 10% tariff on most U.S. imports and additional tariffs on certain trading partners.

Key points

• Terminates the national emergency Trump declared on April 2, 2025
• Would end the 10% tariff currently applied to most U.S. imports
• Would also remove additional tariff duties placed on specified trading partners

Arguments supporters make

• These tariffs raise costs for American businesses and families who buy imported goods, so ending them brings relief to everyday consumers and companies.
• Congress, not the president alone, should decide trade policy, and ending this emergency restores the proper balance of power between the branches of government.
• Blanket global tariffs can damage relationships with trading partners and invite retaliatory tariffs that hurt U.S. exporters and farmers.

Arguments opponents make

• The tariffs give the U.S. leverage to negotiate better trade deals and protect American industries from unfair foreign competition, so ending them prematurely surrenders that leverage.
• Congress passed the National Emergencies Act to allow the president to act quickly on urgent economic threats, and overriding that authority here undermines a tool meant to protect the country.
• Removing the tariffs before securing trade agreements could allow foreign countries to continue practices that harm U.S. workers and manufacturers without consequence.

Tradeoffs

Keeping the tariffs may protect some domestic industries and strengthen trade negotiating leverage, but raises costs for importers, consumers, and businesses that rely on foreign goods; ending them lowers those costs but may reduce pressure on trading partners and expose domestic producers to more foreign competition.

Current status in Congress: Passed Senate.

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