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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D–NY
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Table Motion to Discharge Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 200 - 198 (Roll no. 265).
House roll call 265 · Individual votesMr. Mast moved to table the motion to discharge
Mr. Meeks moved to discharge.
Considered as privileged matter.
MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE - Mr. Meeks moved that the Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 117.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-08-29 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This joint resolution proposes ending the national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025, in Executive Order 14323.
the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on July 30, 2025, in Executive Order 14323 (25 Fed. Reg. 14896), is hereby terminated.
The proposed termination invokes section 202 of the National Emergencies Act as its legal authority.
That pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on July 30, 2025, in Executive Order 14323 (25 Fed. Reg. 14896), is hereby terminated.
The November 5, 2025 source snapshot records introduction and referral to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on August 29, 2025. On September 15, the House voted 200–198 to set aside a motion to release the resolution from further committee consideration. That recorded vote concerned the committee-release motion, rather than passage of the resolution.
Source snapshot updated 2025-11-05T09:05:43Z.
2025-08-29: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-08-29: Introduced in House
2025-09-15: MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMITTEE - Mr. Meeks moved that the Committee on Foreign Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 117.
2025-09-15: Table Motion to Discharge Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 200 - 198 (Roll no. 265).
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