CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 554

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 8, 2025

The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution

A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.

What was being voted on

119-SJRES-71 — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.

This joint resolution aims to end the national emergency regarding energy. This emergency was originally declared by the President on January 20, 2025, via Executive Order 14156. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Kaine and Mr. Heinrich. If passed, it would terminate the emergency declared pursuant to the National Emergencies Act.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 71
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
Result: Joint Resolution Defeated
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 47Nay: 51Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D45000
Independent I2000
Republican R05102
Official record
How each member voted (100)
47 yea, 51 nay, 2 not voting