House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To shorten the review period for the congressional review of termination of certain national emergencies, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2023 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 868.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIMENEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 26, February 8, 2023, Page H781):Section 202(b) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622 (b)) The single subject of this legislation is: The National Emergency Declaration statuteSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 8, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 153 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 868, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.