United States Code

50 U.S.C. § 1641

Accountability and reporting requirements of President

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Bills that would change it 16

  • HR 8831 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2838 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 5220 Congressional Power of the Purse Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3908 National Emergencies Reform Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3988 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 5048 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 4928 National Security Reforms and Accountability Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 1912 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 5314 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2921 Protecting Our Democracy Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5410 National Security Reforms and Accountability Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 2391 National Security Powers Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2996 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 241 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 764 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 1755 ARTICLE ONE Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

(a) Maintenance of file and index of Presidential orders, rules and regulations during national emergency When the President declares a national emergency, or Congress declares war, the President shall be responsible for maintaining a file and index of all significant orders of the President, including Executive orders and proclamations, and each Executive agency shall maintain a file and index of all rules and regulations, issued during such emergency or war issued pursuant to such declarations. (b) Presidential orders, rules and regulations; transmittal to Congress All such significant orders of the President, including Executive orders, and such rules and regulations shall be transmitted to the Congress promptly under means to assure confidentiality where appropriate. (c) Expenditures during national emergency; Presidential reports to Congress When the President declares a national emergency or Congress declares war, the President shall transmit to Congress, within ninety days after the end of each six-month period after such declaration, a report on the total expenditures incurred by the United States Government during such six-month period which are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by such declaration. Not later than ninety days after the termination of each such emergency or war, the President shall transmit a final report on all such expenditures.
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