United States Code
50 U.S.C. § 1631
Declaration of national emergency by Executive order; authority; publication in Federal Register; transmittal to Congress
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- HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5220 Congressional Power of the Purse Act Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3908 National Emergencies Reform Act of 2025 Repeals · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3988 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4928 National Security Reforms and Accountability Act Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 1912 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5410 National Security Reforms and Accountability Act Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2391 National Security Powers Act of 2021 Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 2996 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 241 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 764 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1843 National Emergencies Modernization Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1755 ARTICLE ONE Act Repeals · introduced · 116th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
When the President declares a national emergency, no powers or authorities made available by statute for use in the event of an emergency shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies the provisions of law under which he proposes that he, or other officers will act. Such specification may be made either in the declaration of a national emergency, or by one or more contemporaneous or subsequent Executive orders published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
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