Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 73) relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
This House Resolution (H. Res. 393) is a procedural rule that provides for the quick consideration of the joint resolution H.J. Res. 73, which relates to a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. The resolution does not change the content of H.J. Res. 73; it only governs how the House will debate and vote on it. If adopted, the House would move rapidly to consider H.J. Res. 73, waiving most typical procedural hurdles, framing a brief, limited debate, and allowing only a single motion to recommit. The Clerk is also instructed to send a message to the Senate within a week confirming passage. In short, this measure is about expediting the House’s treatment of H.J. Res. 73 and tightening the process around its debate and passage, rather than altering the substance of the national emergency-related joint resolution itself.
Key Points
- 1Provides for immediate consideration of H.J. Res. 73 upon adoption of this resolution, with all points of order against consideration waived.
- 2The joint resolution shall be considered as read, and all points of order against provisions within it are waived; the previous question is ordered to final passage with limited exceptions.
- 3The only allowed debate and amendment limits are: (1) one hour of debate equally divided between the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (or their designees), and (2) one motion to recommit.
- 4Clause 1(c) of Rule XIX and Clause 8 of Rule XX shall not apply to the consideration of H.J. Res. 73, effectively overriding certain normal House procedures for this measure.
- 5The Clerk must transmit to the Senate a message that the House has passed H.J. Res. 73 no later than one week after passage.