H.J.Res. 72 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Mar 6, 2025 by Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5). 10 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 6, 2025
Cosponsors
10
0 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5Sponsor

Democrats · 10

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Feb 11, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 219–211

History

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  1. Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Feb 10, 2026 · HouseORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider in the House H.J. Res. 72 if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution be waived; that the joint resolution be considered as read; that all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution be waived; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.
  5. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseConsideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
  6. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseConsidered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H2154-2161)
  7. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 72.
  8. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
  9. Feb 11, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 72, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2169)
  11. Feb 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 211 (Roll no. 65).House · Roll call 65
  12. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 211 (Roll no. 65). (text: CR H2154)House · Roll call 65
  13. Feb 11, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Feb 12, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  2. SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN2 reports
  3. AFL-CIO1 report
    $880K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  4. BALL CORPORATION1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99%
  5. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $19.8M reported (all issues)
  6. LG Electronics USA, Inc.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  7. SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SIEMENS ENERGY INC$3.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.