Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
This resolution changes a House procedural rule so that days occurring during the first session of the 119th Congress will be treated as calendar days when counting time under the National Emergencies Act for a specific joint resolution to terminate the emergency declared on February 1, 2025. It does that by striking section 4 of a prior House rule (H.Res. 211) and making the change effective as if it had been included when that rule was adopted. The change affects how the House calculates timing for that joint resolution; it does not itself end the emergency or create law outside the House.
This is a House-only procedural resolution that changes internal House rules; it requires House approval only, is not sent to the President, and does not by itself create binding law beyond House procedure.
This resolution amends House Resolution 211 by striking section 4 so that days occurring during the first session of the 119th Congress count as calendar days under section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.
The change applies specifically to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025, and takes effect as if included in the adoption of H.Res.211.
The amendment is procedural and alters how statutory deadlines are calculated for that termination resolution.
As a narrow procedural House rule change, adoption in the House is plausible if leadership supports it; it does not require Senate approval to take effect internally.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted procedural/housekeeping amendment that clearly identifies the action (striking section 4 of H.Res.211) and sets an effective date treating the change as if included in the original adoption.
Liberty of congressional oversight versus preserving executive emergency authority
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberty of congressional oversight versus preserving executive emergency authority
Likely supportive: views the amendment as restoring proper statutory timing and strengthening congressional oversight of a presidential emergency.
Sees it as a technical correction that enables timely consideration of a termination joint resolution.
Mostly supportive but cautious: regards the change as a narrow, technical fix to statutory counting.
Wants assurance the change won't create problematic precedents or upset committee and floor rules.
Likely opposed: views the amendment as a procedural maneuver undermining executive emergency authority and retroactively changing rules to enable termination.
Concerned about national security and separation of powers implications.
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As a narrow procedural House rule change, adoption in the House is plausible if leadership supports it; it does not require Senate approval to take effect internally.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberty of congressional oversight versus preserving executive emergency authority
As a narrow procedural House rule change, adoption in the House is plausible if leadership supports it; it does not require Senate approval…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted procedural/housekeeping amendment that clearly identifies the action (striking section 4 of H.Res.211) and sets an effective date treating the…
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