The US House of Representatives has passed a joint resolution seeking to terminate the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on imports from Canada.
The measure was approved by 219 votes to 211 in the narrowly divided chamber, with six Republicans joining almost all Democrats in support. Republican representatives Don Bacon, Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kiley, Dan Newhouse and Jeff Hurd voted in favour of the resolution. Democrat Jared Golden voted against it.
The resolution would rescind the national emergency that underpins the tariffs. However, overturning the policy would require approval by both the House and Senate and would be subject to presidential approval or veto.
Presidential warning ahead of vote
Shortly before the vote was finalised, Trump wrote on Truth Social that any Republican who voted against the tariffs would “seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries”.
In separate posts, the president defended the tariff policy, stating that Canada had taken advantage of the United States on trade and that tariffs contributed to economic and national security objectives.
House speaker Mike Johnson had sought to delay the vote, arguing that lawmakers should wait for a pending Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the tariffs. His attempt to block floor action through procedural changes failed after several Republicans declined to support the move.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the administration’s effort to overturn lower court decisions that found the president lacked authority to impose the tariffs under the cited emergency powers.
Senate position and legislative process
The Senate has previously voted to reject the tariffs in a separate resolution. For the policy to be formally reversed, both chambers would need to pass identical legislation and send it to the president for signature or override a veto with a two-thirds majority.
The national emergency cited by the administration relates to illicit drug flows from Canada. Supporters of the tariffs, including Republican foreign affairs committee chair Brian Mast, have argued that fentanyl trafficking constitutes a national security threat.
Experts have reported that most fentanyl entering the United States is smuggled across the southern border from Mexico, with smaller quantities entering from Canada.
Inquiry into bridge decision
Separately, Representative Robert Garcia, the senior Democrat on the House oversight committee, has requested information from commerce secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the administration’s position on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a publicly funded bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor.
Garcia cited reporting that Trump’s recent opposition to the bridge followed a meeting between Lutnick and Matthew Moroun, owner of the privately operated Ambassador Bridge between the two cities. Moroun has donated more than $600,000 to Trump and the Republican party.
Garcia has requested documentation relating to communications about the bridge project and any discussions involving the White House.
Campaign spending and political context
According to the Electoral Commission—correction: in the US, campaign finance is overseen by the Federal Election Commission—federal election spending has continued to rise in recent cycles. In the most recent US general election, total campaign expenditures exceeded $94m in the referenced context of the House debate, with major parties accounting for the majority of spending.
Lawmakers from both parties have cited constituent concerns over trade policy, consumer prices and economic stability in debates surrounding the tariffs.
What this means
The House vote represents a bipartisan challenge to the administration’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada. While the resolution signals opposition within Congress, the policy remains in place unless identical legislation passes both chambers and survives a presidential veto.
The parallel inquiry into the Detroit-Windsor bridge project adds further scrutiny to cross-border trade and infrastructure decisions involving the United States and Canada.
When and where
The House vote took place on 11 February 2026 in Washington, DC. Reporting on the vote and related developments was published on 12 February 2026.
