Tariffs

Jack Nicastro | 2.11.2026 10:25 AM

President Donald Trump's tariffs may now be challenged in the House following the death of House Resolution 1042 on Tuesday night. The resolution included a procedural measure that would have prevented the House from voting until August to terminate the national emergencies that Trump has used to impose "reciprocal tariffs." Now, the House will likely vote on Wednesday on House Joint (H.J.) Resolution 72, which, like its companion measure in the Senate that passed last April, seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared last February and roll back the tariffs subsequently imposed on Canadian goods.

The vote on H.R. 1042, originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, was pushed back to 8:30 p.m. due to a combination of wariness and opposition from Reps. Tom McClintock (R–Calif.), Victoria Spartz (R–Ind.), Kevin Kiley (R–Calif.), Don Bacon (R–Neb.), and Thomas Massie (R–Ky.). Spartz, Kiley, and Massie all voted against a similar resolution in September. McClintock, while initially part of their coalition at that time, ultimately voted for that........

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