Joint Resolution to Terminate the July 30, 2025 National Emergency
August 29, 2025
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The resolution would immediately end the legal authorities and special powers granted to the executive branch under the July 30, 2025 emergency declaration.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
The President
The President's emergency declaration in Executive Order 14323 would be nullified if the resolution is enacted.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
The committee is responsible for reviewing the resolution before it can proceed to a full House vote.
Current stage: passed_chamber.
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Summary
Key Facts
- H.J. Res. 117 mandates the termination of the national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025.
- The resolution cites section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) as the legal basis for termination.
- The emergency being targeted was originally established by Executive Order 14323 (25 Fed. Reg. 14896).
- The resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives on August 29, 2025.
- The resolution has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration.
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Why It Matters
The resolution would immediately end the legal authorities and special powers granted to the executive branch under the July 30, 2025 emergency declaration.
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Voting Record
Total
397
Yes
200
No
197
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (397)
Jasmine Crockett
D · no
Shomari Figures
D · no
Glenn Thompson
R · yes
Steve Scalise
R · yes
Mark Harris
R · yes
Veronica Escobar
D · no
Tom Cole
R · yes
Shri Thanedar
D · no
Andy Harris
R · yes
Jahana Hayes
D · no
Carlos Gimenez
R · yes
Marlin Stutzman
R · yes
Thomas Suozzi
D · no
Brian Jack
R · yes
Michelle Fischbach
R · yes
Claudia Tenney
R · yes
Becca Balint
D · no
Robert Onder
R · yes
Jerrold Nadler
D · no
Eric Crawford
R · yes
Andrea Salinas
D · no
Ryan Mackenzie
R · yes
Jim Jordan
R · yes
Rashida Tlaib
D · no
+ 373 more
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Discoveries
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Congressional Challenge to Executive Emergency Power
The resolution represents a direct legislative attempt to utilize the National Emergencies Act to curtail executive authority granted via Executive Order 14323.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment40Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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