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ARTICLE ONE Act

USA118th CongressS-1912| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2023
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act This bill terminates a presidential declaration of a national emergency after 30 days if Congress does not pass a joint resolution approving the declaration. Currently, such a declaration may continue until Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the declaration. The bill requires the President to transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declaring a national emergency or executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities or renewing a national emergency, a written report that includes a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration, renewal, or use of a new emergency authority specified in the executive order; the estimated duration of the emergency, or a statement that the duration cannot reasonably be estimated; a summary of the actions the President or other officers intend to take and the statutory authorities they expect to rely on in addressing the emergency; and in the case of a renewal of the emergency, a summary of the actions the President or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period to address the emergency. The bill requires periodic reports on the status of emergencies.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-764
ARTICLE ONE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-241
ARTICLE ONE Act
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 19, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3988
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-764
    ARTICLE ONE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-241
    ARTICLE ONE Act


  • June 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • December 19, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3988
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4928: National Security Reforms and Accountability Act
  • S 118-4373: REPUBLIC Act
  • HR 118-3988: ARTICLE ONE Act
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appealsLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProperty rightsRule of law and government transparencyWar and emergency powers

ARTICLE ONE Act

USA118th CongressS-1912| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2023
Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act This bill terminates a presidential declaration of a national emergency after 30 days if Congress does not pass a joint resolution approving the declaration. Currently, such a declaration may continue until Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the declaration. The bill requires the President to transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declaring a national emergency or executive order specifying emergency powers or authorities or renewing a national emergency, a written report that includes a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration, renewal, or use of a new emergency authority specified in the executive order; the estimated duration of the emergency, or a statement that the duration cannot reasonably be estimated; a summary of the actions the President or other officers intend to take and the statutory authorities they expect to rely on in addressing the emergency; and in the case of a renewal of the emergency, a summary of the actions the President or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period to address the emergency. The bill requires periodic reports on the status of emergencies.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-764
ARTICLE ONE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-241
ARTICLE ONE Act
Jun 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 19, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3988
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-764
    ARTICLE ONE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-241
    ARTICLE ONE Act


  • June 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • December 19, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3988
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 764.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4928: National Security Reforms and Accountability Act
  • S 118-4373: REPUBLIC Act
  • HR 118-3988: ARTICLE ONE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appealsLegislative rules and procedurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProperty rightsRule of law and government transparencyWar and emergency powers