Who it affects
- U.S. importers
- Trading partners subject to additional import taxes
Failed in the SenateTradeTaxes
End to April 2025 tariff emergency
S.J.Res. 49 · Resolution · Introduced April 10, 2025
This bill would end the April 2, 2025, national emergency that imposed import taxes affecting U.S. importers and certain trading partners.
At a glance
Where it stands
Failed the Senate 49 to 49 on April 30.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
3 groups lobbied on it: trade group, labor union.
No matched campaign money to members who voted.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- This bill would end the national emergency President Donald J. Trump declared on April 2, 2025.
- That emergency imposed a 10% import tax on most goods entering the United States.
- It also imposed additional import taxes on goods from certain trading partners.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to pass
April 30, 2025 · Failed 49 to 49
- Republicans
- 3 yes
- 49 no
- Democrats
- 44 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 2 yes
- 0 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
Senate · Vote to set it aside · April 30, 2025 · Approved
A yes vote sets the question aside without a direct vote, which usually ends it.
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No campaign money matched to SC members who voted on this bill.
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamNo | Tim ScottNo | Jim ClyburnNo vote | Joe WilsonNo vote | Nancy MaceNo vote | Ralph NormanNo vote | Russell FryNo vote | Sheri BiggsNo vote | William TimmonsNo vote | Members |
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron (D-OR)
- Introduced
- April 10, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Latest action
- April 30, 2025 · Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 49 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 225) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 226.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President Donald J. Trump on April 2, 2025, which imposed a 10% tariff on most imports to the United States and additional duties on specified trading partners.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (3 groups)
12 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (2)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. ↗3 reports
- Consumer Technology Association ↗6 reports
Labor unions (1)
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (3)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. ↗3 reports
- Consumer Technology Association ↗6 reports
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters ↗3 reports
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.