Bill · H.J.Res. 72· House(119-HJRES-72)
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
- Introduced
- 3/6/2025
- Last activity
- 2/12/2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Gregory Meeks
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- Introduced
- Passed House
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This joint resolution focuses on a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. This emergency was established through Executive Order 14193. The resolution seeks to end this specific emergency. It invokes section 202 of the National Emergencies Act to accomplish this. The House of Representatives passed this resolution on February 11, 2026.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-2
The resolution reduces federal power by terminating a declared national emergency.
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-2
Terminating the national emergency may reduce the legal basis for expanded domestic surveillance powers.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the billPassed 219–211
This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
02/11/2026 · Roll call 65 · recorded as “On Passage”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Termination of the national emergency: By terminating the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14193, the resolution ends the specific emergency status established on February 1, 2025.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Termination of the national emergency: The resolution terminates the national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025, via Executive Order 14193, which may result in the end of specific emergency-related actions.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-2
- 2/12/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2/11/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 211 (Roll no. 65).
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 211 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H2154)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2169)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 72, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 72.
- Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H2154-2161)
- Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
- 2/10/2026
- ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider in the House H.J. Res. 72 if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution be waived; that the joint resolution be considered as read; that all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution be waived; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.
- 11/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Joaquin CastroDemocrat · Texas
Suzan DelBeneDemocrat · Washington
Marcy KapturDemocrat · Ohio
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · California
Rick LarsenDemocrat · Washington
Richard NealDemocrat · Massachusetts
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
Brad ShermanDemocrat · California
Greg StantonDemocrat · Arizona
Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat · Illinois