Overview
- Six Republicans joined Democrats to pass the resolution — Thomas Massie, Don Bacon, Kevin Kiley, Brian Fitzpatrick, Dan Newhouse and Jeff Hurd — while Democrat Jared Golden voted no.
- President Trump warned GOP lawmakers on Truth Social that those who oppose tariffs would face consequences in primaries and the general election.
- The vote followed a failed House GOP attempt to extend a rule that had blocked anti-tariff measures, a setback Speaker Mike Johnson called a mistake.
- The Supreme Court is reviewing the administration’s reliance on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for broad tariffs, leaving the policy’s legal footing uncertain.
- Nonpartisan analyses estimate the duties added about $1,000 to the average U.S. household’s costs in 2025, and Canadian retaliation and boycotts have pressured U.S. tourism and beverage industries.