House majority rules: When a 'calendar day' isn't what it seems - Roll Call
The House Rules Committee has manipulated the definition of "calendar days" to prevent votes on terminating President Trump's emergency tariffs, highlighting how congressional majorities can use procedural tactics to shield members from politically difficult votes and limit minority party influence. This procedural maneuver effectively blocks House Democrats from forcing votes on whether to terminate three national emergencies declared by President Trump on February 1, 2025, which imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. Democrats used similar procedural maneuvers in 2021 to block Republican efforts to terminate COVID-19 emergency declarations.