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HR 1843 116th Congress House

National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 60 days after the President reprograms or trans… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 60 days after the President reprograms or transfers an amount in excess of $250,000,000 for use in response to such emergency, unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law.

Introduced: March 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory proceduresPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 21, 2019
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.
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019

This bill terminates a national emergency declared by the President 60 days after the President reprograms or transfers an amount in excess of $250 million for use in response to such emergency, unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law.

For any instance of reprogramming or transfer of funds for use in response to a national emergency, the President shall specify the derivation, amount, and intended use of such funds.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1843: National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1843/
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"H.R. 1843: National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1843/.
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H.R. 1843, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1843/.
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