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This bill amends the National Emergencies Act to significantly modify how national emergencies are declared and maintained by the President. Under the proposed changes, any national emergency declared by the President would automatically terminate after 30 days unless Congress passes a joint resolution specifically affirming the emergency. Additionally, the bill introduces a two-year maximum duration for national emergencies, requiring the President to publish a renewal order in the Federal Register and obtain congressional approval through a joint resolution to extend the emergency beyond that period. If a national emergency is terminated, any unobligated funds related to the emergency must be returned to their original appropriation, ongoing emergency-related construction contracts may be terminated, and emergency powers will cease. The bill applies these new rules to both future and existing national emergencies, with previously declared emergencies subject to the two-year termination rule from the date of the bill's enactment. The overall intent is to increase congressional oversight and prevent indefinite national emergency declarations by providing more stringent time limits and requiring explicit legislative approval for continuation.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/125/all-info