U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10132: ARTICLE ONE Act
Status: In committee, August 20, 2026
To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.
What the bill says
To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.
From the introduced text, August 20, 2026:
A BILL To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act . SECTION 2. Congressional review of national emergencies The National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after title I the following: II Declarations of future national emergencies SECTION 201. Declarations of national emergencies (a) Authority To declare national emergencies With respect to Acts of Congress authorizing the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, of any special or extraordinary power, the President is authorized to declare such a national emergency by proclamation. Such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register. (b) Specification of provisions of law To be exercised No powers or authorities made available by statute for use during the period of a national emergency shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies the provisions of law under which the President proposes that the President or other officers will act in-- (1) a proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection (a); or (2) one or more Executive orders relating to the emergency published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress. (c) Prohibition …
Sponsors
- Chip Roy (R, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Steve Cohen (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Emergency Management
Common questions
- What is HB10132?
- HB10132 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): ARTICLE ONE Act.
- What does HB10132 do?
- In its own words: To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.
- What is the status of HB10132?
- In committee as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10132?
- Chip Roy (R, HD-021), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10132?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10132
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