U.S. Senate · October 8, 2025
Roll call 554 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.J.Res. 71 — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
Failed
47 yes 51 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Joint Resolution Defeated”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SJRES-71 — A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
This joint resolution aims to end the national emergency regarding energy. This emergency was originally declared by the President on January 20, 2025, via Executive Order 14156. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Kaine and Mr. Heinrich. If passed, it would terminate the emergency declared pursuant to the National Emergencies Act.