Rep. Paul A. Gosar

Maddy summaryHJRES 79 is a joint resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 6, 2023, by Representatives Gaetz and Gosar. It seeks to formally terminate the national emergency declared by President George W. Bush on May 11, 2004, under Executive Order 13338. The resolution invokes Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) to end this specific emergency status. This is a procedural action that would remove the legal authority associated with that 2004 declaration, without creating new policies or affecting specific groups.

Maddy summaryH.J. Res. 74 would terminate a national emergency declared by the President on May 16, 2012, under Executive Order 13611. The resolution invokes the National Emergencies Act to end the emergency status, removing the special legal authorities activated during that period. This procedural bill does not create new policies or directly affect specific groups but would formally end the emergency designation that has been in place since 2012.

Maddy summaryH.J. Res. 71 would terminate a national emergency declared by the President on May 22, 2003. The resolution ends this emergency under Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act, removing the legal basis for special authorities granted during the emergency. This change would directly affect the executive branch by ending the use of emergency powers activated under that declaration. The bill does not alter substantive policy but formally concludes a decades-old emergency status.

Maddy summaryHJRES 70 is a joint resolution introduced by Rep. Gosar to terminate a national emergency declared by President Obama on February 25, 2011, under Executive Order 13566. The resolution invokes Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), which requires congressional action to end such emergencies. This procedural bill directly affects the legal status of the 2011 emergency declaration, ending its automatic application of emergency powers without altering other laws or policies. It does not create new requirements or impact specific groups, as it solely addresses the termination of a historical emergency finding.

Maddy summaryThis joint resolution (HJRES 68) terminates a national emergency declared by President George W. Bush on October 27, 2006, under Executive Order 13413. It ends the legal authority granted by that emergency declaration, which had allowed the federal government to maintain certain emergency powers (such as sanctions or military actions) under the National Emergencies Act. The resolution directly affects federal agencies and officials who previously operated under the emergency framework. It does not create new policy but formally ends a decades-old executive declaration. The bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 12, 2023.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA) from considering the legality or availability of abortion when acquiring, constructing, leasing, or entering into agreements for federal buildings or properties. It directly affects GSA's decisions regarding federal real estate, ensuring that such actions are not influenced by state abortion laws. The law amends specific sections of Title 40 (including building acquisition, construction, and leasing rules) to explicitly ban this consideration. It does not change abortion laws or apply to non-federal properties.

Maddy summaryThis bill, HR 1282 (Major Richard Star Act), expands benefits for certain military retirees by allowing them to receive both veterans' disability compensation and military retirement pay simultaneously. It specifically affects combat-related disabled retirees under Chapter 61 of the military retirement system who have fewer than 20 years of service. The key change removes the automatic reduction of military retirement pay when these retirees also receive disability compensation, as amended in Section 1413a(b)(3) of Title 10. Technical updates to the law’s structure and effective date (starting after enactment) complete the provisions.

Maddy summaryHR 4615, the National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Transparency Act, requires federal agencies to provide detailed public reports on spending during national emergencies declared by the President. It mandates disclosure of specific data - including budget authority, obligations, unobligated balances, and spending by program activity and funding source - beginning six months after the bill's enactment. This applies to all national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), directly affecting federal agencies managing emergency funds and increasing transparency for the public. The bill updates existing federal spending data standards to include unique identifiers for emergency-related funds, requiring agencies to report this information through the government’s public spending database.

Maddy summaryHR 3358, the Mission not Emissions Act, prohibits federal contractors from being required to report greenhouse gas emissions or climate-related financial risks. The bill blocks compliance with the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation rule that would have mandated contractors to disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, create emissions inventories, or set emissions reduction targets for validation. It directly affects businesses holding federal contracts by removing these specific reporting obligations. The law focuses solely on eliminating disclosure requirements, not on changing emissions standards or reduction efforts.

This resolution states that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the authorities under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 should be allowed to expire at the end of 2023. (Section 702 establishes procedures for collecting foreign intelligence when communications travel through the U.S. communications infrastructure.)