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Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2021

Introduced: January 4, 2021 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 4, 2021
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.
Jan 4, 2021
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Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2021

This bill provides that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after a declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted.

All existing emergency declarations expire after two years unless the President requests a renewal that receives congressional approval.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 63: Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-63/
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"H.R. 63: Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-63/.
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H.R. 63, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-63/.
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[H.R. 63: Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-63/)
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