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House Republicans Fail to Extend Ban on Tariff Repeal Votes, Opening Door to Challenges

The vote revealed GOP splits over Congress’s tariff powers, clearing the way for Democrats to seek rollbacks starting with Canada.

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One on February 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is returning from Florida after spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago.(Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol on Tuesday, February 10, in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • The rule to block privileged tariff disapproval resolutions through July 31 failed 214-217 after Reps. Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley and Don Bacon joined all Democrats.
  • Following the defeat, the Rules Committee advanced a new rule without the tariff language, positioning Democrats to force a vote as soon as Wednesday to overturn tariffs on Canadian goods.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson, with White House support, urged waiting for a pending Supreme Court ruling on tariff authority as leaders delayed the vote by hours and held it open for nearly 90 minutes before it failed.
  • Defecting Republicans cited Article I authority and objected to using a procedural rule to suppress debate, underscoring the strain of a one-seat majority and marking Johnson’s seventh rule failure.
  • Any House move to rescind tariffs would still need Senate approval and would likely face a presidential veto, while a Supreme Court decision expected by summer could redefine the legal landscape.