ceiving House to the joint resolution received 
from the other House to the same extent as such 
procedures apply to a joint resolution of the re-
ceiving House. 
‘‘(c) 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 Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(d) RULES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 
each House, respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in the House in 
the case of joint resolutions described in this section, 
and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it 
is inconsistent with such other rules; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as re-
lating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the 
case of any other rule of that House. 
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‘‘SEC. 204. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘This title shall apply to a national emergency pursu-
ant to which the President proposes to exercise emergency 
powers or authorities made available under any provision 
of law that is not a provision of law described in section 
604(a).’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 401 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1641) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘, and 
make publicly available’’ after ‘‘transmit to Con-
gress’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘, 
and make publicly available,’’ before ‘‘a final re-
port’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON EMERGENCIES.—The President shall 
transmit to the entities described in subsection (g), with any 
proclamation declaring a national emergency under section 
201(a) or any Executive order specifying emergency powers 
or authorities under section 201(b)(2) or renewing a na-
tional emergency under section 202(b), a report, in writing, 
that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the circumstances necessi-
tating the declaration of a national emergency, the re-
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newal of such an emergency, or the use of a new 
emergency authority specified in the Executive order, 
as the case may be. 
‘‘(2) The estimated duration of the national 
emergency, or a statement that the duration of the 
national emergency cannot reasonably be estimated at 
the time of transmission of the report. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the actions the President or 
other officers intend to take, including any re-
programming or transfer of funds, and the statutory 
authorities the President and such officers expect to 
rely on in addressing the national emergency. 
‘‘(4) The total expenditures estimated to be in-
curred by the United States Government during such 
six-month period which are directly attributable to 
the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by 
such declaration. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a renewal of a national emer-
gency, a summary of the actions the President or 
other officers have taken in the preceding one-year pe-
riod, including any reprogramming or transfer of 
funds, to address the emergency. 
‘‘(e) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—The 
President shall provide to the entities described in sub-
section (g) such other information as such entities may re-
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quest in connection with any national emergency in effect 
under title II. 
‘‘(f) PERIODIC
REPORTS
ON
STATUS
OF
EMER-
GENCIES.—If the President declares a national emergency 
under section 201(a), the President shall, not less frequently 
than every 6 months for the duration of the emergency, re-
port to the entities described in subsection (g) on the status 
of the emergency, the total expenditures incurred by the 
United States Government, and the actions the President 
or other officers have taken and authorities the President 
and such officers have relied on in addressing the emer-
gency. 
‘‘(g) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities described in 
this subsection are— 
‘‘(1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(2) minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
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SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL EMERGENCIES 
INVOKING INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECO-
NOMIC POWERS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
VI—DECLARATIONS 
OF 
CERTAIN EMERGENCIES IN-
VOKING 
INTERNATIONAL 
EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW-
ERS ACT 
‘‘SEC. 604. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This title shall apply to a na-
tional emergency pursuant to which the President proposes 
to exercise emergency powers or authorities made available 
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORI-
TIES.—This title shall not apply to a national emergency 
or the exercise of emergency powers and authorities pursu-
ant to the national emergency if, in addition to the exercise 
of emergency powers and authorities described in subsection 
(a), the President proposes to exercise, pursuant to the na-
tional emergency, any emergency powers and authorities 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
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(b) TRANSFER.—Sections 201, 202, and 301 of the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as such 
sections appeared on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, are— 
(1) transferred to title VI of such Act (as added 
by subsection (a)); 
(2) inserted before section 604 of such title (as 
added by subsection (a)); and 
(3) redesignated as sections 601, 602, and 603, 
respectively. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Title II of the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as such 
title appeared the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, is amended by striking the heading for such title. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT.—Title III of the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631) is repealed. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS 
ACT.—Section 207(b) of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1706) is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘joint resolution’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall— 
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(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), apply 
with respect to national emergencies declared under 
section 201 of the National Emergencies Act on or 
after such date. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO RENEWALS OF EXISTING EMER-
GENCIES.—With respect to a national emergency declared 
under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act that would expire or 
be renewed under section 202(d) of that Act (as in effect 
on the day before such date of enactment), that national 
emergency shall be subject to the requirements for renewal 
under section 202(b) of that Act, as amended by section 2. 
(c) SUPERSESSION.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall supersede title II of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) as such title was 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 764 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3988 
[Report No. 118–934, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide for congressional approval of national 
emergency declarations. 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Rules discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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