,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cihh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4 ,roy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,kiley1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,brecheen1 and ,ms4 ,mace7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1 and ,rules1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,assuring that ,robust1 ,thorough1 and ,informed ,congressional ,leadership is ,exercised ,over ,national ,emergencies ,act or the ,,article ,,one ,act4 #b4 ,congressional review of national emergencies ,title ,,ii of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is amended by striking sections #bja and #bjb and inserting the following3 #bja4 ,declarations of national emergencies 7a7 ,authority ,to declare national emergencies ,with respect to ,acts of ,congress authorizing the exercise1 during the period of a national emergency1 of any special or extraordinary power1 the ,president is authorized to declare such a national emergency by proclamation4 ,such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to ,congress and published in the ,federal ,register4 7b7 ,specification of provisions of law ,to be exercised ,no powers or authorities made available by statute for use during the period of a national emergency shall be exercised unless and until the ,president specifies the provisions of law under which the ,president proposes that the ,president or other officers will act in-- 7#a7 a proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection 7a72 or 7#b7 one or more ,executive orders relating to the emergency published in the ,federal ,register and transmitted to ,congress4 7c7 ,prohibition on subsequent actions if emergencies not approved 7#a7 ,subsequent declarations ,if a joint resolution of approval is not enacted under section #bjc with respect to a national emergency before the expiration of the #cj-;day period described in section #bjb7;a71 or with respect to a national emergency proposed to be renewed under section #bjb7;b71 the ,president may not1 during the remainder of the term of office of that ,president1 declare a subsequent national emergency under subsection 7a7 with respect to the same circumstances4 7#b7 ,exercise of authorities ,if a joint resolution of approval is not enacted under section #bjc with respect to a power or authority specified by the ,president in a proclamation under subsection 7a7 or an ,executive order under subsection 7b77#b7 with respect to a national emergency1 the ,president may not1 during the remainder of the term of office of that ,president1 exercise that power or authority with respect to that emergency4 7d7 ,effect of future laws ,no law enacted after the date of the enactment of this ,act shall supersede this title unless it does so in specific terms1 referring to this title1 and declaring that the new law supersedes the provisions of this title4 #bjb4 ,effective periods of national emergencies 7a7 ,temporary effective periods 7#a7 ,in general ,a declaration of a national emergency shall remain in effect for #cj days from the issuance of the proclamation under section #bja7;a7 7not counting the day on which the proclamation was issued7 and shall terminate when that #cj-;day period expires unless there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval under section #bjc with respect to the proclamation4 7#b7 ,exercise of powers and authorities ,any emergency power or authority made available under a provision of law specified pursuant to section #bja7;b7 may be exercised pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency for #cj days from the issuance of the proclamation or ,executive order 7not counting the day on which such proclamation or ,executive order was issued74 ,that power or authority may not be exercised after that #cj-;day period expires unless there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval under section #bjc approving-- 7,a7 the proclamation of the national emergency or the ,executive order2 and 7,b7 the exercise of the power or authority specified by the ,president in such proclamation or ,executive order4 7#c7 ,exception if ,congress is unable to convene ,if ,congress is physically unable to convene as a result of an armed attack upon the ,united ,states or another national emergency1 the #cj-;day periods described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall begin on the first day ,congress convenes for the first time after the attack or other emergency4 7b7 ,renewal of national emergencies ,a national emergency declared by the ,president under section #bja7;a7 or previously renewed under this subsection1 and not already terminated pursuant to subsection 7a7 or 7c71 shall terminate on the date that is one year after the ,president transmitted to ,congress the proclamation declaring the emergency or ,congress approved a previous renewal pursuant to this subsection1 unless-- 7#a7 the ,president publishes in the ,federal ,register and transmits to ,congress an ,executive order renewing the emergency2 and 7#b7 there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval renewing the emergency pursuant to section #bjc before the termination of the emergency or previous renewal of the emergency4 7c7 ,termination of national emergencies 7#a7 ,in general ,any national emergency declared by the ,president under section #bja7;a7 shall terminate on the earliest of-- 7,a7 the date provided for in subsection 7a72 7,b7 the date provided for in subsection 7b72 7,c7 the date specified in an ,act of ,congress terminating the emergency2 or 7,d7 the date specified in a proclamation of the ,president terminating the emergency4 7#b7 ,effect of termination 7,a7 ,in general ,effective on the date of the termination of a national emergency under paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 except as provided by subparagraph 7,b71 any powers or authorities exercised by reason of the emergency shall cease to be exercised2 7ii7 any amounts reprogrammed or transferred under any provision of law with respect to the emergency that remain unobligated on that date shall be returned and made available for the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated2 and 7iii7 any contracts entered into under any provision of law relating to the emergency shall be terminated4 7,b7 ,savings provision ,the termination of a national emergency shall not affect-- 7i7 any legal action taken or pending legal proceeding not finally concluded or determined on the date of the termination under paragraph 7#a72 7ii7 any legal action or legal proceeding based on any act committed prior to that date2 or 7iii7 any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to that date4 #bjc4 ,review by ,congress of national emergencies 7a7 ,joint resolution of approval defined ,in this section1 the term joint resolution of approval means a joint resolution that contains only the following provisions after its resolving clause3 7#a7 ,a provision approving-- 7,a7 a proclamation of a national emergency made under section #bja7;a72 7,b7 an ,executive order issued under section #bja7;b77#b72 or 7,c7 an ,executive order issued under section #bjb7;b74 7#b7 ,a provision approving a list of all or a portion of the provisions of law specified by the ,president under section #bja7;b7 in the proclamation or ,executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution4 7b7 ,procedures for consideration of joint resolutions of approval 7#a7 ,introduction ,after the ,president transmits to ,congress a proclamation declaring a national emergency under section #bja7;a71 or an ,executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities under section #bja7;b77#b7 or renewing a national emergency under section #bjb7;b71 a joint resolution of approval may be introduced in either ,house of ,congress by any member of that ,house4 7#b7 ,requests to convene ,congress during recesses ,if1 when the ,president transmits to ,congress a proclamation declaring a national emergency under section #bja7;a71 or an ,executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities under section #bja7;b77#b7 or renewing a national emergency under section #bjb7;b71 ,congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of #c calendar days1 the majority leader of the ,senate and the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 or their respective designees1 acting jointly after consultation with and with the concurrence of the minority leader of the ,senate and the minority leader of the ,house1 shall notify the ,members of the ,senate and ,house1 respectively1 to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if1 in their opinion1 the public interest shall warrant it4 7#c7 ,committee referral ,a joint resolution of approval shall be referred in each ,house of ,congress to the committee or committees having jurisdiction over the emergency authorities invoked by the proclamation or ,executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution4 7#d7 ,consideration in ,senate ,in the ,senate1 the following shall apply3 7,a7 ,reporting and discharge ,if the committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it at the end of #aj calendar days after its introduction1 that committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar4 7,b7 ,proceeding to consideration ,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 when the committee to which a joint resolution of approval is referred has reported the resolution1 or when that committee is discharged under subparagraph 7,a7 from further consideration of the resolution1 it is at any time thereafter in order 7even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to7 for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution1 and all points of order against the joint resolution 7and against consideration of the joint resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to proceed is subject to #d hours of debate divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution of approval4 ,the motion is not subject to amendment1 or to a motion to postpone1 or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business4 7,c7 ,floor consideration ,a joint resolution of approval shall be subject to #aj hours of consideration1 to be divided evenly between the proponents and opponents of the resolution4 7,d7 ,amendments 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 no amendments shall be in order with respect to a joint resolution of approval4 7ii7 ,amendments to strike or add specified provisions of law ,clause 7i7 shall not apply with respect to any amendment-- 7,i7 to strike a provision or provisions of law from the list required by subsection 7a77#b72 or 7,,ii7 to add to that list a provision or provisions of law specified by the ,president under section #bja7;b7 in the proclamation or ,executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution of approval4 7,e7 ,motion to reconsider final vote ,a motion to reconsider a vote on passage of a joint resolution of approval shall not be in order4 7,f7 ,appeals ,points of order1 including questions of relevancy1 and appeals from the decision of the ,presiding ,officer1 shall be decided without debate4 7#e7 ,consideration in ,house of ,representatives ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 the following shall apply3 7,a7 ,reporting and discharge ,if any committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it to the ,house within #aj calendar days after the date of referral1 such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution4 7,b7 ,proceeding to consideration 7i7 ,in general ,beginning on the third legislative day after each committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred reports it to the ,house or has been discharged from further consideration1 and except as provided in clause 7ii71 it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the ,house4 ,the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion4 ,the motion shall not be debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order4 7ii7 ,subsequent motions to proceed to joint resolution of approval ,a motion to proceed to consider a joint resolution of approval shall not be in order after the ,house has disposed of another motion to proceed on that resolution4 7,c7 ,floor consideration ,upon adoption of the motion to proceed in accordance with subparagraph 7,b77i71 the joint resolution of approval shall be considered as read4 ,the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except two hours of debate1 which shall include debate on any amendments1 equally divided and controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution 7or a designee7 and an opponent4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order4 7,d7 ,amendments 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 no amendments shall be in order with respect to a joint resolution of approval4 7ii7 ,amendments to strike or add specified provisions of law ,clause 7i7 shall not apply with respect to any amendment-- 7,i7 to strike a provision or provisions of law from the list required by subsection 7a77#b72 or 7,,ii7 to add to that list a provision or provisions of law specified by the ,president under section #bja7;b7 in the proclamation or ,executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution4 7#f7 ,receipt of resolution from other ,house ,if1 before passing a joint resolution of approval1 one ,house receives from the other a joint resolution of approval from the other ,house1 then-- 7,a7 the joint resolution of the other ,house shall not be referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been discharged from committee on the day it is received2 and 7,b7 the procedures set forth in paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e71 as applicable1 shall apply in the receiving ,house to the joint resolution received from the other ,house to the same extent as such procedures apply to a joint resolution of the receiving ,house4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,the enactment of a joint resolution of approval under this section shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification by ,congress of statutory authority for the emergency powers of the ,president4 7d7 ,rules of the ,house and ,senate ,this section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives1 respectively1 and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each ,house1 respectively1 but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the ,house in the case of joint resolutions described in this section1 and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such other rules2 and 7#b7 with full recognition of the constitutional right of either ,house to change the rules 7so far as relating to the procedure of that ,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1 and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that ,house4 4 #c4 ,reporting requirements ,section #dja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afda7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,report on emergencies ,the ,president shall transmit to ,congress1 with any proclamation declaring a national emergency under section #bja7;a7 or any ,executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities under section #bja7;b77#b7 or renewing a national emergency under section #bjb7;b71 a report1 in writing1 that includes the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration of a national emergency1 the renewal of such an emergency1 or the use of a new emergency authority specified in the ,executive order1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,the estimated duration of the national emergency1 or a statement that the duration of the national emergency cannot reasonably be estimated at the time of transmission of the report4 7#c7 ,a summary of the actions the ,president or other officers intend to take1 including any reprogramming or transfer of funds1 and the statutory authorities the ,president and such officers expect to rely on in addressing the national emergency4 7#d7 ,in the case of a renewal of a national emergency1 a summary of the actions the ,president or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period1 including any reprogramming or transfer of funds1 to address the emergency4 7e7 ,provision of information to congress ,the ,president shall provide to ,congress such other information as ,congress may request in connection with any national emergency in effect under title ,,ii4 7f7 ,periodic reports on status of emergencies ,if the ,president declares a national emergency under section #bja7;a71 the ,president shall1 not less frequently than every #f months for the duration of the emergency1 report to ,congress on the status of the emergency and the actions the ,president or other officers have taken and authorities the ,president and such officers have relied on in addressing the emergency4 4 #d4 ,conforming repeal ,title ,,iii of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afca7 is repealed4 #e4 ,effective date2 applicability 7a7 ,in general ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall-- 7#a7 take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 except as provided in subsection 7b71 apply with respect to national emergencies declared under section #bja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act on or after that date4 7b7 ,applicability to renewals of existing emergencies ,when a national emergency declared under section #bja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act before the date of the enactment of this ,act would expire or be renewed under section #bjb7;d7 of that ,act 7as in effect on the day before such date of enactment71 that national emergency shall be subject to the requirements for renewal under section #bjb7;b7 of that ,act1 as amended by section #b4