Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

H.J. Res. 117 is a binding joint resolution that addresses a national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025. Under the National Emergencies Act, Congress has the authority to review and potentially disapprove presidential emergency declarations. This resolution represents Congress exercising that constitutional check on executive power by formally objecting to the emergency declaration made on that specific date.

If enacted, this resolution would terminate the national emergency declared on July 30, 2025. This would mean that the special powers and authorities the President claimed under that emergency declaration would no longer be in effect. Any emergency measures, funding allocations, or executive actions taken under the authority of that specific emergency would be reversed or cease to apply.

The resolution has already passed the House and now requires approval by the Senate to become law. Citizens should understand that this represents a significant exercise of congressional oversight over presidential emergency powers. The outcome will determine whether the emergency declaration remains in force or is formally rejected by Congress, affecting any policies or actions that depend on that emergency authority.