S.J.Res. 71 · 119th Congress

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.

Introduced on Jul 31, 2025 by Tim Kaine (D-VA). 8 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Oct 8, 2025): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 554.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Jul 31, 2025
Cosponsors
8
0 from the other party
Policy area
Emergency Management
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Progress

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

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

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Building construction
  • Coal
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jul 31, 2025). Public domain.

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency relating to energy declared by the President on January 20, 2025, in Executive Order 14156.

The executive order states that the supply of and infrastructure for energy in the United States is insufficient to meet the country's needs. It defines energy as crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals.

The executive order directs the heads of executive departments and agencies to use available emergency and other authorities to take certain actions to address this topic, including approving development of domestic energy resources, expediting the completion of authorized energy infrastructure (particularly in the Northeast, West Coast, and Alaska), and pursuing the use of emergency permitting provisions under certain environmental regulations.

The executive order also directs the Department of Defense to conduct an assessment of its ability to acquire and transport energy resources (particularly in the Northeast and West Coast), and invokes emergency military construction authority to address any vulnerabilities identified in the assessment.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tim KaineD-VASponsor

Democrats · 7

Independents · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On the Joint Resolution
    Oct 8, 2025· Senate· Passage· Joint Resolution Defeated 47–51

History

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  1. Jul 31, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 31, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Oct 8, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Oct 8, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Oct 8, 2025 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7016-7030; text: CR S7016)
  6. Oct 8, 2025Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 554.Senate · Roll call 554
  7. Oct 8, 2025 · SenateFailed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 554.Senate · Roll call 554

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC2 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)
  2. Sierra Club2 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  3. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $107.8K reported (all issues)
  4. MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION1 report

Reports filed in 2025.

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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.