Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025

# Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Does** This bill would limit how long a president can keep a national emergency in effect without congressional approval. Currently, presidents can declare national emergencies that last indefinitely. Under this bill, any emergency declaration would automatically expire after 30 days unless Congress votes to approve it. Additionally, emergency declarations would expire after two years and would need congressional approval again to be extended. **Who It Affects and Key Provisions** The bill would affect the president's ability to use emergency powers and would give Congress more control over these declarations.

It would apply to all types of national emergencies a president might declare. Congress would need to pass a joint resolution (a vote requiring both the House and Senate) within the 30-day window to keep an emergency in effect, and again every two years if the president wants to renew it. **Current Status** The bill is currently in committee, meaning it has been introduced but has not yet been voted on by the full House. It was introduced by Representative Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) in the 119th Congress.