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H.J.Res. 46: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

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H.J.Res. 46: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-22 · Immigration · Latest: The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 127 (2019): On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding, HJRES46 (2019-03-26), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

Plain summary

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 233 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI) and 173 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hjres46 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116