Who it affects
- Businesses importing certain goods from Brazil
Passed the SenateTrade
National emergency involving imports from Brazil
S.J.Res. 81 · Resolution · Introduced Sept. 18, 2025
This bill would end the national emergency used to impose an additional 40% tariff on certain imports from Brazil, affecting businesses importing those goods.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the Senate 52 to 48 on Oct. 28.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
4 groups lobbied on it: trade group.
No matched campaign money to members who voted.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- This resolution would end the national emergency President Donald J. Trump declared on July 30, 2025.
- The same order imposed an additional 40% tax on certain imports from Brazil based on that emergency.
- Exempt products included civil aircraft and parts, wood pulp, precious metals, energy, energy products, and fertilizers.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to pass
Oct. 28, 2025 · Passed 52 to 48
- Republicans
- 5 yes
- 48 no
- Democrats
- 45 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 2 yes
- 0 no
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 duties on articles imported from Brazil.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim (D-VA)
- Introduced
- Sept. 18, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 10
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Latest action
- Oct. 31, 2025 · Held at the desk.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.)
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (4 groups)
7 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (4)
- National Retail Federation ↗4 reports
- American Apparel & Footwear Association ↗1 report
- Travel Goods Association ↗1 report
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Nat'l Assn ↗Construction · 1 report
Labor unions (0)
None.
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (3)
- National Retail Federation ↗4 reports
- American Apparel & Footwear Association ↗2 reports
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Nat'l Assn ↗Construction · 1 report
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.