Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 95. (consideration: CR S1364, S1367-1390)
This resolution would end the national emergency the President declared on January 20, 2025 regarding energy. If both chambers of Congress pass it and the President signs it (or Congress overrides a veto), the emergency declaration would be terminated. Ending the emergency would remove the special authorities and actions that were justified solely by that declaration going forward. It is a binding law if enacted through the normal lawmaking process.
As a joint resolution, it must be approved by both the House and Senate and then be presented to the President for signature. The President can veto it, and Congress would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers to override any veto.
This joint resolution would terminate the national emergency with respect to energy declared by the President on January 20, 2025 in Executive Order 14156.
It invokes the National Emergencies Act authority and contains a single operative sentence ending that specific emergency declaration.
The resolution does not itself specify subsequent policy steps, funding changes, or regulatory actions beyond terminating the emergency.
Substantively simple but politically sensitive; likely to face procedural hurdles, partisan opposition, and possible presidential veto.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative resolution that clearly and unambiguously terminates a specific national emergency. Its core mechanism is explicit and concise, but it omits transitional guidance, fiscal acknowledgment, and oversight or reporting provisions.
Left emphasizes restoring oversight and environmental reviews.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left emphasizes restoring oversight and environmental reviews.
Likely supportive because ending the emergency restores ordinary legislative and regulatory processes and limits executive overreach.
Supporters would view termination as a step toward reinstating environmental review and stronger climate-aligned regulation.
Some uncertainty exists if the emergency was addressing an immediate energy security threat.
Mixed and conditional.
The centrist cares about preserving oversight and rule-of-law but also about maintaining tools for energy security and reliability.
Support depends on evidence the emergency was unnecessary and assurances that terminating it won’t harm supply or grid stability.
Likely opposed because the emergency offers executive flexibility for energy independence, infrastructure permitting, and rapid response.
Conservatives would argue terminating it hampers ability to secure supplies and expedite projects.
Opposition strength depends on how the emergency was used; if it curtailed regulation to boost domestic production, conservatives see termination as politically motivated.
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Substantively simple but politically sensitive; likely to face procedural hurdles, partisan opposition, and possible presidential veto.
The Senate rejected this resolution. It does not carry the official position of the chamber.
A resolution is a formal statement or decision by the chamber. Simple resolutions apply only to one chamber; joint resolutions require both chambers.
Left emphasizes restoring oversight and environmental reviews.
Substantively simple but politically sensitive; likely to face procedural hurdles, partisan opposition, and possible presidential veto.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative resolution that clearly and unambiguously terminates a specific national emergency. Its core mechanism is explicit and concise, b…
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