Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 16 D · 10 R · 1 I cosponsors

SR 11 — Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Last action — As adopted by Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    27 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (16 D · 10 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill SR 11 now highlights Vermont's historic and productive relationship with Canada, emphasizing the importance of trade and cultural connections. Notably, it urges Congress to take a more active role in international trade policy and calls for the removal of tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canada since January 20, 2025. This change is significant because it reflects Vermont's reliance on a strong, tariff-free trading relationship with Canada, which benefits the state's economy and its residents.

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Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec;
urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs;
and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
VT LEG #381842 v.1
Whereas, the United States and Canada have been military and diplomatic allies and economic partners, even through episodes of commercial disagreement, since Canadian confederation in 1867, and Whereas, perhaps no American state has a closer and more active two-way relationship with our northern neighbor than the State of Vermont, and Whereas, these ties entail cultural, economic, familial, and personal relationships, and Whereas, many Vermonters and Canadians have enjoyed mutually seamless travel between our countries, and Whereas, in recent years, Vermont State officials repeatedly traveled to Montreal on trade missions and have strived to enhance Vermont-Quebec trade ties, and Whereas, the importance of this relationship is epitomized in the Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s maintenance of a trade office in Canada to work continuously with federal, provincial, and local officials and the private sector to maximize opportunities for a vibrant two-way trading relationship between Vermont and our northern neighbor, and Whereas, on the economic front, for 2023, the Canadian Consulate in Boston reported that Vermont exported $680 million in goods and $165 million in services to Canada, and, that same year, Vermont imported $2.6 billion in goods from Canada, and Canadian investments in the State supported over 17,000 Vermont jobs, and Whereas, according to the Department of Public Service, Vermont sources a significant amount of its commercial and residential energy from Canada, and Whereas, the current USMCA is broadly drafted, covering many aspects of the North American continental economic relationship, and it seeks to maximize a duty-free trading relationship between the United States and Canada, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate of the State of Vermont honors the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec, and be it further Resolved:
That the Senate of the State of Vermont, in order to preserve a robust and interdependent economy, urges President Trump to remove all tariffs against imports from Canada that were not in effect on January 20, 2025, including those outside the provisions of the USMCA, and be it further Resolved:
That the Senate of the State of Vermont urges the U.S.
Congress to reassert the legislative branch’s role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs, and be it further Resolved:
That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to President Donald J.
Trump, Governor Philip B.
Scott, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Quebec Premier François Legault, and the Vermont Congressional Delegation.
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Action History

  1. As adopted by Senate

  2. Read 3rd time & adopted

  3. New Business/Third Reading

  4. 3rd reading ordered

  5. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Clarkson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

  6. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Clarkson

  7. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Weeks for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  8. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  9. New Business/Second Reading

  10. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  11. Second Reading

  12. Entered on Notice Calendar

  13. Favorable report by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

  14. Second Reading

  15. Entered on Notice Calendar

  16. Read 1st time & treated as bill; referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs per Rule 51

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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27 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (27)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Clarkson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 1

Passed 28 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat/Progressive 3000
Republican 13100
Democrat 9001
Unaffiliated 2000
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Total 28101
% of votes cast 93%3%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
White — Yea
Ram Hinsdale — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Yea
Nader A Hashim Democrat Not Voting
Robert Plunkett Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne E Watson Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Jim F Harrison Republican Yea
Larry Hart Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Nay
Samuel A Douglass Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Steven Heffernan Republican Yea
Terry K Williams Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SR 11?
SR 11 is sponsored by Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democrat), Richard A Westman (Republican), Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Tanya C Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democrat), Robert Plunkett (Democrat), Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Robert W Norris (Republican), Christopher P Mattos (Republican), Joseph "Joe" D Major (Democrat), Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democrat), Steven Heffernan (Republican), Nader A Hashim (Democrat), Larry Hart (Republican), Wendy K Harrison (Democrat), Ruth E Hardy (Democrat), Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democrat), Samuel A Douglass (Republican), Ann E Cummings (Democrat), Brian P Collamore (Republican), Alison Clarkson (Democrat), Thomas I Chittenden (Democrat), Randy D Brock (Republican), Patrick "Pat" M Brennan (Republican), Seth Bongartz (Democrat), Scott L Beck (Republican), Philip E Baruth (Democrat/Progressive), and Kesha K Ram Hinsdale (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 11?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 20, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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