Bill · H.Res. 462· House(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.
- Introduced
- 6/3/2025
- Last activity
- 7/17/2025 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Meeks. Petition No: 119-7. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025071707">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- Sponsored by
- Gregory Meeks
- 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
This resolution provides for the consideration of the joint resolution H.J. Res. 91. This joint resolution relates to a national emergency declared by the President on April 2, 2025. The resolution directs the House to proceed to consideration immediately upon adoption. It waives all points of order against the consideration of the joint resolution. It also sets specific rules for debate, allowing one hour of equally divided debate.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- No specific positive impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
- 7/17/2025
- Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Meeks. Petition No: 119-7. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025071707">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- 6/3/2025
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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