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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1755 
To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2019 
Mr. ROY introduced the following bill; which was 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 
A BILL 
To provide for congressional approval of national emergency 
declarations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assuring that Robust, 
Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Ex-
ercised Over National Emergencies Act’’ or the ‘‘ARTI-
CLE ONE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DECLARATION AND 
RENEWAL OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES. 
Section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1621) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 201. DECLARATIONS AND RENEWALS OF NATIONAL 
EMERGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO DECLARE NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES.—With respect to Acts of Congress authorizing 
the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, 
of any special or extraordinary power, the President is au-
thorized to declare such a national emergency by procla-
mation. Such proclamation shall immediately be trans-
mitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW TO BE 
EXERCISED.—No powers or authorities made available by 
statute for use during the period of a national emergency 
shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies 
the provisions of law under which the President proposes 
that the President, or other officers will act in— 
‘‘(1) a proclamation declaring a national emer-
gency under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(2) one or more Executive orders relating to 
the emergency published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to Congress. 
‘‘(c) TEMPORARY EFFECTIVE PERIODS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A declaration of a national 
emergency under subsection (a), shall last for 30 
days from the issuance of the proclamation (not 
counting the day on which the proclamation was 
issued) and shall terminate when that 30-day period 
expires unless there is enacted into law a joint reso-
lution of approval under section 203 with respect to 
the proclamation. 
‘‘(2) EXERCISE
OF
POWERS
AND
AUTHORI-
TIES.—Any power or authority made available under 
a provision of law described in subsection (a) and 
specified pursuant to subsection (b) may be exer-
cised for 30 days from the issuance of the proclama-
tion or Executive order (not counting the day on 
which such proclamation or Executive order was 
issued). That power or authority cannot be exercised 
once that 30-day period expires , unless there is en-
acted into law a joint resolution of approval under 
section 203 approving— 
‘‘(A) the proclamation of the national 
emergency or the Executive order; and 
‘‘(B) the exercise of the power or authority 
specified by the President in such proclamation 
or Executive order. 
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION IF CONGRESS IS UNABLE TO 
CONVENE.—If Congress is physically unable to con-
vene as a result of an armed attack upon the United 
States or another national emergency, the 30-day 
periods described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
begin on the first day Congress convenes for the 
first time after the attack or other emergency. 
‘‘(d) RENEWAL OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.—A na-
tional emergency declared by the President under sub-
section (a) or previously renewed under this subsection, 
and not already terminated pursuant to subsection (c) or 
section 202(a), shall terminate on the date that is one year 
after the President transmitted to Congress the proclama-
tion declaring the emergency under subsection (a) or Con-
gress approved a previous renewal pursuant to this sub-
section, unless— 
‘‘(1) the President publishes in the Federal 
Register and transmits to Congress an Executive 
order renewing the emergency; and 
‘‘(2) there is enacted into law a joint resolution 
of approval renewing the emergency pursuant to sec-
tion 203 before the termination of the emergency or 
previous renewal of the emergency. 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF FUTURE LAWS.—No law enacted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall supersede 
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this title unless it does so in specific terms, referring to 
this title, and declaring that the new law supersedes the 
provisions of this title.’’. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES. 
Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1622) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any national emergency declared 
by the President under section 201(a) shall terminate on 
the earliest of— 
‘‘(1) the date provided for in section 201(c); 
‘‘(2) the date on which Congress, by statute, 
terminates the emergency; 
‘‘(3) the date on which the President issues a 
proclamation terminating the emergency; or 
‘‘(4) the date provided for in section 201(d). 
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 
termination of a national emergency under sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(A) except as provided by paragraph (2), 
any powers or authorities exercised by reason of 
the emergency shall cease to be exercised; 
‘‘(B) any amounts reprogrammed or trans-
ferred under any provision of law with respect 
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to the emergency that remain unobligated on 
that date shall be returned and made available 
for the purpose for which such amounts were 
appropriated; and 
‘‘(C) any contracts entered into under any 
provision of law for construction relating to the 
emergency shall be terminated unless construc-
tion commenced under the contract before that 
date. 
‘‘(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Except as specifi-
cally provided in subparagraph (B) or (C) of para-
graph (1), the termination of a national emergency 
shall not affect— 
‘‘(A) any action taken or proceeding pend-
ing not finally concluded or determined on the 
date of the termination under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) any action or proceeding based on 
any act committed prior to that date; or 
‘‘(C) any rights or duties that matured or 
penalties that were incurred prior to that 
date.’’. 
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