US House votes to rescind Trump tariffs on Canada

• US House votes to rescind President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada in a rare bipartisan rebuke.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to rescind President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports, marking an uncommon bipartisan challenge to the president’s trade agenda.

The resolution passed 219–211, with six House Republicans joining nearly all Democrats in supporting the measure.

The symbolic rebuke targets Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to impose steep levies on Canadian goods, actions that have strained Washington’s relationship with one of its closest trading partners.

Although the resolution now heads to the Senate, and potentially the White House, analysts say it is unlikely to become law without overcoming a presidential veto or securing a two-thirds majority in both chambers.

Republican defections highlight internal party divisions

The vote revealed growing discomfort among some Republicans with Trump’s protectionist policies. Six GOP lawmakers broke ranks to back the resolution, defying party leadership efforts to block the vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson had attempted to prevent challenges to the tariffs but faced defections that allowed the repeal resolution to proceed.

Supporters of the measure argue that congressional authority over trade should outweigh unilateral executive actions, while opponents maintain the tariffs are a necessary tool for national economic and security interests.

What’s next

The resolution now moves to the Senate, where lawmakers previously voted on similar measures aimed at overturning the tariffs.

Despite congressional momentum, Trump is expected to veto the repeal if it reaches his desk, and a veto override appears unlikely under current partisan divides.