[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S5006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 898--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
 ADDITIONAL TARIFFS IMPOSED ON CANADIAN GOODS UNDER SECTION 338 OF THE 
     TARIFF ACT OF 1930 AND THE RHETORIC SURROUNDING THE BILATERAL 
 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES HARM UNITED STATES 
      CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES AND THE TARIFFS SHOULD BE RESCINDED

  Ms. ROSEN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Finance:

                              S. Res. 898

       Whereas Canada is one of the strongest allies of the United 
     States, among the largest trading partners of the United 
     States, and the leading source of foreign visitors to many 
     travel destinations in the United States;
       Whereas Canada was the top source of international visitors 
     to the United States in 2024, with 20,400,000 visits 
     generating $20,500,000,000 in spending and supporting 140,000 
     United States jobs, according to the United States Travel 
     Association;
       Whereas President Donald J. Trump has used increasingly 
     hostile rhetoric toward Canada, disrespecting the neighbor of 
     the United States to the north by claiming it will become the 
     ``51st State'' and calling its Prime Minister ``Governor'';
       Whereas, as a result of President Trump's hostility toward 
     Canada, travel by citizens of Canada to the United States 
     dropped 25 percent from 2024 to 2025;
       Whereas President Trump has further inflamed tensions by 
     attempting to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America;
       Whereas, on July 20, 2026, President Trump announced that 
     he would impose tariffs of 50 percent ad valorem on certain 
     Canadian goods under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1338), the first time a president has expressly 
     cited that statute to impose tariffs;
       Whereas the cost-raising tariffs went into effect on August 
     22, 2026;
       Whereas the Government of Canada imposed retaliatory 
     tariffs on United States goods worth $27,600,000,000 in 
     Canadian dollars, starting on September 8, 2026;
       Whereas rising costs from the tariffs imposed under section 
     338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 compound existing affordability 
     pressures facing United States families in housing, 
     transportation, and everyday goods; and
       Whereas United States businesses that rely on Canadian 
     imports or cross-border supply chains face increased costs, 
     disrupted planning, and reduced competitiveness as a result 
     of President Trump's tariffs: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the additional tariffs imposed on Canadian goods under 
     section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338), and 
     the rhetoric surrounding the bilateral relationship between 
     the United States and Canada, harm United States consumers 
     and businesses;
       (2) the President should rescind the imposition of the 
     tariffs on Canadian goods; and
       (3) the President should immediately stop inflaming 
     tensions with Canada and refrain from needlessly harming the 
     bilateral relationship with a close ally of the United 
     States, including by ceasing reference to Canada as the 
     ``51st State'' and attempting to rename Lake Ontario.

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