Amending House Resolution 211 to ensure that days occurring during the first session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress constitute calendar days for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) with respect to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025.
This bill, H. Res. 304, amends a prior House resolution (H. Res. 211) to ensure that days occurring during the first session of the 119th Congress are counted as calendar days for purposes of the National Emergencies Act (NEA) Section 202 when considering a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025. In practical terms, it clarifies how the time window for evaluating and acting on a termination resolution is measured, so that the counting of days aligns with calendar days rather than a different counting method used in the existing resolution. The change would take effect as if it were included in the adoption of H. Res. 211. It is a procedural rule change and does not, by itself, create or modify any emergency powers or funding.
Key Points
- 1Amends H. Res. 211 by striking section 4, removing the existing provision that governs how counting of days is treated under NEA Section 202.
- 2Codifies that days occurring during the first session of the 119th Congress count as calendar days for purposes of a joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared on February 1, 2025.
- 3Applies specifically to the process of considering a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency, under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622).
- 4The amendment is retroactive in effect, taking effect as if included in the adoption of H. Res. 211.
- 5Procedural in nature: introduced in the House, referred to the Rules Committee, and does not authorize or authorize new spending or executive actions.