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S.J.Res. 81

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S.J.Res. 81, “A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil”, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 18, 2025 by Sen. Tim Kaine (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Oct 31, 2025: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 81 has 10 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

sjr81/engrossed-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 81 ES: Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 81  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  JOINT RESOLUTION
Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
That, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1622 ), the national emergency declared on July 30, 2025, by the President in Executive Order 14323 (90 Fed. Reg. 37739) is terminated.
    Passed the Senate October 28, 2025.    Secretary

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-18
  2. Passed Senate2025-10-28
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Sep 18, 2025

sjr81/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (09/18/2025)

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.)

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) sponsors S.J.Res. 81, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 81 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Discharged From · Oct 28, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 81 has taken 9 actions since Sep 18, 2025, the latest on Oct 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 31, 202513:04
House
Received in the House.
Oct 31, 202513:15
House
Held at the desk.
Oct 30, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 28, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance discharged pursuant to the order of 10/07/2025.Finance Committee
Oct 28, 2025
Senate
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7766-7779)

Votes

S.J.Res. 81 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Oct 28, 2025 at 52–48.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Oct 28, 2025
Senate
On the Joint Resolution
52
48

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 81, as Identical bill.

Titles

S.J.Res. 81 goes by 2 titles.

  • A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 81 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Education, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION—District of Columbia13—
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATIONTrade Association for the Travel Goods IndustryNew Jersey11$7.7K
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION13—
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION22$7.7K
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ASHLEY WILSON113
ASHTON WIGGINS113
CAROLINE REPPERT113
DAVID FRENCH113
DYLAN JEON113
EDWIN EGEE113
JASON STRACZEWSKI113
JONATHAN GOLD113
MERCY BEEHLER113
AUDREY CLARK122
BETH HUGHES122
CHELSEA MURTHA122
CONOR O'BRIEN122
JENNIFER HANKS122
MICHAEL VINSON112
NATE HERMAN122
STEPHANIE MARTZ112
STEVE LAMAR122
JARED KARBOWSKY111
STANLEY KOLBE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATIONNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$343.6K4th Quarter - Report
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$7.7K4th Quarter - Report
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSNSHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 81 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 81’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

sjres81/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 81 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Brazil to War and emergency powers.

sjres81/subjects.txt
BrazilLatin AmericaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTariffsWar and emergency powers

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com