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H.J.Res. 72

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.J.Res. 72, “Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025”, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 72 has 10 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hjr72/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HJ 72 EH: Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IV
 119th CONGRESS
 2d Session
 H. J. RES. 72
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025.
That pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1622 ), the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on February 1, 2025, in Executive Order 14193 (25 Fed. Reg. 02406), is hereby terminated.
      Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  2. Passed House2026-02-11
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) sponsors H.J.Res. 72, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.J.Res. 72 went before 2 committees: Finance and Foreign Affairs.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Feb 12, 2026 · 902 Bills
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 72 has taken 13 actions since Mar 6, 2025, the latest on Feb 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Feb 11, 202614:58
House
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Feb 11, 202614:58
House
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H2154-2161)
Feb 11, 202614:58
House
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 72.
Feb 11, 202616:06
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.

Votes

H.J.Res. 72 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Feb 11, 2026 at 219–211.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 11, 2026
House
On Passage
219
211

Titles

H.J.Res. 72 goes by 3 titles.

  • Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. — Display Title
  • Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 113 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 72 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Energy/Nuclear, Health Issues, Transportation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION—Virginia16—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia12—
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN—District of Columbia12—
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.—Illinois11$30K
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—
BALL CORPORATION—Colorado11—
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC—Florida11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION16—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.12—
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN12—
AFL-CIO11—
BALL CORPORATION11—
LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN11$30K
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 113.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CATHERINE PUGH116
MICHAEL PETRICONE116
TIFFANY MOORE115
PAT PELLETIER114
SAMUEL NEGATU114
ABELARDO TORRES112
ALEXA BRANSON112
AMANDA MAYS112
ANDREA PORWOLL112
ASHLEY GUM112
BENJAMIN KRON112
BRADLEY WATTS112
BRINCE MANNING112
BROOKE MILLER112
CASSIA CARVALHO112
CHAD WHITEMAN112
CHANTEL SHEAKS112
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW112
CHRISTOPHER EYLER112
CHRISTOPHER GUITH112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$1.5M2nd Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.1M4th Quarter - Report
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$850K1st Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$800K3rd Quarter - Report
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$730K1st Quarter - Report
SIEMENS ENERGY, INCSIEMENS ENERGY, INC2026 first_quarter$290K1st Quarter - Report
BALL CORPORATIONBALL CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$240K1st Quarter - Report
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSNSHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSNSHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 72 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 72’s is Immigration.

hjres72/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 72 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to War and emergency powers.

hjres72/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 72, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEEKS:H.J. Res. 72.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1040]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com