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Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

House

Terminates the national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025

Latest action: Mon Sep 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.

House

Terminates the national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025

Latest action: Thu Feb 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized those hostilities

Latest action: Thu Apr 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress specifically authorizes them

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

House

Directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon within seven days under the War Powers Resolution

Latest action: Thu Jun 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits using federal funds for a first use nuclear strike unless Congress specifically authorizes it through a declaration of war

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

House

Impeaches President Donald J. Trump for abuse of presidential powers tied to usurping Congress's war declaration authority

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

Senate

Directs the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities within or against Cuba under congressional war powers

Latest action: Tue Apr 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President to end U.S. Armed Forces hostilities against Iran unless Congress has declared war or specifically authorized force against Iran

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

House

Prohibits funding for a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes it through a declaration of war

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

House

Directs the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran by March 30, 2026, unless Congress authorizes such military action or declares war

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

House

Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon within seven days while preserving security cooperation and diplomatic facility protection

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

House

Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has specifically authorized such military action, with a limited exception for imminent defense

Latest action: Tue Apr 28 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

House

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities within or against Cuba while preserving self-defense, imminent attack response, and lawful counternarcotics operations

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

House

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes them, while preserving defense against imminent attack

Latest action: Thu Mar 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Free Speech Protection Act

Senate

Prohibits government retaliation against protected speech under the Free Speech Protection Act

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.

Senate

Terminates the national emergency used to impose additional tariffs on certain imports from Brazil

Latest action: Fri Oct 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

Senate

Terminates the national emergency used to impose additional tariffs on articles imported from Canada, including lower tariff treatment for energy imports

Latest action: Thu Apr 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

Senate

Terminates the national emergency used to impose additional tariffs on most imports from Canada, including reduced tariffs on Canadian energy resources

Latest action: Fri Oct 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

House

Directs the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere unless Congress authorizes the use of force or declares war

Latest action: Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025

Senate

Repeals the Cuba trade embargo and travel restrictions while restoring broader trade, remittance, and telecommunications ties with Cuba

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

Senate

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities within or against Venezuela while preserving self-defense against armed or imminent attack

Latest action: Thu Nov 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

Senate

Directs the President to end unauthorized U.S. Armed Forces hostilities within or against Venezuela while preserving self-defense against armed attack or imminent threat

Latest action: Wed Jan 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

House

Establishes House rules for the 119th Congress by adopting prior rules with changes to floor procedure, budget limits, committee operations, and selected House entities

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Department of State Policy Provisions Act

House

Sets Department of State policy across management, security, economic affairs, foreign assistance, and public diplomacy, including China-linked facilities limits, Africa trade initiatives, Caribbean security planning, and diplomatic authorities

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 financial services, general government, national security, Department of State, and related foreign assistance programs while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)