H.Con.Res. 92 · 117th Congress

Declaring a state of emergency due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in order to establish a waiver of the minimum tonnage requirements of section 55305 of title 46, United States Code.

Introduced on May 20, 2022 by Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2). 7 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 20, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 20, 2022
Cosponsors
7
3 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Conflicts and wars
  • Europe
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 20, 2022). Public domain.

This concurrent resolution declares that a state of emergency exists due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It also states that such emergency justifies a waiver of the minimum tonnage requirements for the transport of equipment, materials, or commodities related to humanitarian operations resulting from the invasion. Such requirements apply to cargoes that are transported on ocean vessels and that are procured, furnished, or financed by the United States.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jackie WalorskiR-IN-2Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 4

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History

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  1. May 20, 2022Introduced in House
  2. May 20, 2022Introduced in House
  3. May 20, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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