S.J.Res. 81 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Sep 18, 2025 by Tim Kaine (D-VA). 10 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 31, 2025): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 18, 2025
Cosponsors
10
1 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Brazil
  • Latin America
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Tariffs
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Sep 18, 2025). Public domain.

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.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim KaineD-VASponsor

Democrats · 7

Independents · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On the Joint Resolution
    Oct 28, 2025· Senate· Passage· Joint Resolution Passed 52–48

History

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  1. Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 18, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  3. Oct 28, 2025Senate Committee on Finance discharged pursuant to the order of 10/07/2025.
  4. Oct 28, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged pursuant to the order of 10/07/2025.
  5. Oct 28, 2025 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7766-7779)
  6. Oct 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594.Senate · Roll call 594
  7. Oct 28, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 594. (text: CR S7778-7779)Senate · Roll call 594
  8. Oct 30, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. Oct 31, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  10. Oct 31, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Retail Federation3 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)
  2. American Apparel & Footwear Association1 report
    $343.6K reported (all issues)
  3. SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN1 report
  4. Travel Goods Association1 report
    $7,729 reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.