US House lawmakers vote to reject Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada.

Lawmakers voted 219 to 211 in favor of a resolution to end slapping punitive tariffs on Canadian goods under the pretext of national emergency, according to local media reports.

Though the vote is largely symbolic as the resolution still needs to be approved by the U.S. Senate and then by Trump himself, it shows the lawmakers are caught between voting to "lower the cost of living for the American family" or "keep prices high out of loyalty to one person -- Donald J. Trump," said Democrat Representative Gregory Meeks, who authored the resolution.

During the House voting process, Trump said on his social media: "Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time." House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday tried to block the voting, calling on lawmakers to wait for the Supreme Court's decision about the legality of Trump's tariffs, but failed.

Since starting his second term as president in January 2025, Trump has imposed a series of tariffs on Canada. The resolution put forward by Meeks aims to terminate the national emergency that Trump declared a year ago in an executive order.

The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.04 percent to 96.834 at 15:00. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1882 dollars from 1.1894 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3637 dollars from 1.3666 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 152.83 Japanese yen, lower than 154.49 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7703 Swiss francs from 0.7682 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.3561 Canadian dollars from 1.3551 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 8.8813 Swedish kronor from 8.9021 Swedish kronor.