H.R. 3988 — ARTICLE ONE Act

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Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act

This bill terminates a presidential declaration of a national emergency after 30 days if Congress does not pass a joint resolution approving the declaration. Currently, such a declaration may continue until Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the declaration.

The bill requires the President to transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declaring a national emergency or executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities or renewing a national emergency, a written report that includes

a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration, renewal, or use of a new emergency authority specified in the executive order;
the estimated duration of the emergency, or a statement that the duration cannot reasonably be estimated;
a summary of the actions the President or other officers intend to take and the statutory authorities they expect to rely on in addressing the emergency; and
in the case of a renewal of the emergency, a summary of the actions the President or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period to address the emergency.

The bill requires periodic reports on the status of emergencies.

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H.R. 4928National Security Reforms and Accountability Act
2023-07-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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S. 4373REPUBLIC Act
2024-12-19Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 736.
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S. 1912ARTICLE ONE Act
2023-06-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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2023-06-09
Introduced in House
2023-06-09
Introduced in House
2023-06-09
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2023-06-09
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2023-06-09
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2023-06-12
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2024-09-18
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
2024-09-18
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2024-09-18
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
2024-12-19

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