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Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.

H.J.Res. 72 · House resolution Immigration

A Democratic resolution with 10 Democratic cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

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Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 219–211
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution focuses on a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. This emergency was established through Executive Order 14193. The resolution seeks to end this specific emergency. It invokes section 202 of the National Emergencies Act to accomplish this. The House of Representatives passed this resolution on February 11, 2026.

Yes

No question was scored yes.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The resolution reduces federal power by terminating a declared national emergency.

  • Scored -2

    Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?

    Terminating the national emergency may reduce the legal basis for expanded domestic surveillance powers.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 219 yes · 211 no

    See who voted how →

    02/11/2026 · Roll call 65 · recorded as “On Passage”