CANADA Act
Key claim: The CANADA Act would exempt goods imported by or for small business concerns from the 25% tariffs on most Canadian imports imposed by Executive Order 14193.
Abstract
(S2383 · 119th Congress) Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments Act or the CANADA Act This bill exempts goods imported by or for the use of small business concerns from duties (i.e., tariffs) imposed under Executive Order 14193 . This executive order, issued by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, imposed a 25% tariff on most imports from Canada (except for Canadian energy or energy resources, which have a 10% tariff). Latest action (2025-07-22): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Why this matters
The CANADA Act represents a different congressional response pattern to the EO 14193 Canada tariff regime — rather than terminating the national emergency wholesale (as SJRES37, SJRES77, and H.J.Res. 72 attempt), it preserves the tariffs while carving out small-business importers. For MPN tracking, this signals a bifurcated policy path where small importers may see relief on Canadian-sourced goods while larger importers and consumer prices remain exposed to the full 25% duty.