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HOUSE 3988118th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.

ARTICLE ONE Act

Last Action
12/19/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-19Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.
  • 2024-12-19Committee on Rules discharged.
  • 2024-12-19Committee on Rules discharged.
  • 2024-12-19Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  • 2024-12-19Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  • 2024-12-19Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-934, Part I.
  • 2024-12-19Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-934, Part I.
  • 2024-09-18Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2024-09-18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2024-09-18Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
  • 2023-06-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • 2023-06-09Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-06-09Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-06-09Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-06-09Introduced in House

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-06-09 (00)

Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act

This bill terminates a presidential declaration of a national emergency after 30 days if Congress does not pass a joint resolution approving the declaration. Currently, such a declaration may continue until Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the declaration.

The bill requires the President to transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declaring a national emergency or executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities or renewing a national emergency, a written report that includes

  • a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration, renewal, or use of a new emergency authority specified in the executive order;
  • the estimated duration of the emergency, or a statement that the duration cannot reasonably be estimated;
  • a summary of the actions the President or other officers intend to take and the statutory authorities they expect to rely on in addressing the emergency; and
  • in the case of a renewal of the emergency, a summary of the actions the President or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period to address the emergency.

The bill requires periodic reports on the status of emergencies.

Cosponsors (17)

  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
  • Dina Titus (D-NV)
  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Scott Perry (R-PA)
  • Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
  • Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
  • Michael Cloud (R-TX)
  • Ralph Norman (R-SC)
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA)
  • Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
  • Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC)
  • Bob Good (R-VA)
  • Thomas Massie (R-KY)

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