HJRES 68 United States House · 118th Congress

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on October 27, 2006.

This 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.

Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2023

Committee Review

Jul 2023

House Failed

Jul 2023

President

Introduced Jun 12, 2023 Last action Jul 18, 2023

Floor votes · House Jul 18, 2023

How they voted

27–381

Failed · 25 other

Total votes 433

Jul 18, 2023

D Democratic212

3 Yea 190 Nay 19

89% Nay

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican220

24 Yea 190 Nay 6

86% Nay

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All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jul 18, 2023

Vote failed

House Vote: Failed (27-381-25)

house

Jul 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Nunn (IA) asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time through July 20, 2023, to consider the following joint resolutions in the House if called up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee: H. J. Res. 68, H. J. Res. 70, H. J. Res. 71, or H. J. Res. 74; that each such joint resolution be considered as read; that the previous question be considered as ordered on each such joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except for debate as follows: for H. J. Res. 68, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mrs. Boebert or their respective designees; for H. J. Res. 70 and H. J. Res. 74, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Gosar or their respective designees; for H. J. Res. 71, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Crane or their respective designees; and that the provisions of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U .S.C. 1622) shall not apply to each such jo int resolution through July 20, 2023. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Jun 12, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

lower

Jun 12, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor