Bill · H.Res. 393· House(119-HRES-393)
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 73) relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
- Introduced
- 5/6/2025
- Last activity
- 5/19/2025 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Meeks. Petition No: 119-5. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025051905">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- Sponsored by
- Greg Stanton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
H. Res. 393 is a resolution that sets the rules for how the House will consider a joint resolution known as H. J. Res. 73. This joint resolution relates to a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. The resolution waives certain points of order and limits the debate to one hour. It also allows for one motion to recommit before final passage. Finally, it requires the Clerk to notify the Senate of the passage within one week.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-2
The resolution limits the debate time to one hour, potentially reducing transparency and scrutiny of the national emergency.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expedited Consideration: By waiving points of order and limiting debate to one hour, the House can move more quickly to address H. J. Res. 73, which relates to a national emergency.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Limited Debate: The resolution limits debate to only one hour, which is divided between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. This restricts the amount of discussion available regarding the national emergency.
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- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency-2
- 5/19/2025
- Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Meeks. Petition No: 119-5. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025051905">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- 5/6/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HRES-391: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 72) relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
- 119-HRES-462: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 91) relating to a national emergency by the President on April 2, 2025.