Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
A Democratic resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This joint resolution aims to end the national emergency that was previously declared by the President. This specific emergency was established via Executive Order 14257 on April 2, 2025. The purpose of that declaration was to impose global tariffs. If passed, this resolution would terminate that emergency effective on the date it is enacted.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +7
Does this make trade with other countries easier?
Ending the emergency authority used for global tariffs promotes more open international trade relations.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
Businesses that rely on imported materials or goods will benefit from the removal of global tariffs.
- Scored +4
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Ending global tariffs may lead to lower prices on imported consumer goods.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Termination of Global Tariffs: By terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs, the bill would end the authority used to maintain those tariffs. (Section: Joint Resolution text)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Businesses that rely on imported materials or goods will benefit from the removal of global tariffs. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Ending global tariffs may lead to lower prices on imported consumer goods. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The removal of tariffs can help reduce the cost of many everyday imported goods. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Lower prices on imported goods can benefit urban consumers who rely on global supply chains.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this make trade with other countries easier? — Ending the emergency authority used for global tariffs promotes more open international trade relations.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill curtails the use of emergency executive powers used to implement broad trade policies.
- 2/17/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.