S. 764: ARTICLE ONE Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-12 · Emergency Management · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

ARTICLE ONE Act

Plain summary

Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act This bill sets forth procedures for a presidential declaration of a national emergency. The President is authorized to declare a national emergency by proclamation. Such proclamation must be immediately transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register. The President must specify the emergency provisions of law being invoked. If Congress does not approve the emergency declaration, the President may not declare an emergency with respect to the same circumstances for the remainder of the term of office. A declaration of emergency shall remain in effect for 30 days from the issuance of the proclamation and shall terminate thereafter unless Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval. If Congress is unable to convene during the 30-day period, such period does not begin until the first day Congress convenes. Unless otherwise terminated by the President or Congress, a declaration of national emergency shall terminate after one year unless it is renewed by the President and approved by a joint resolution of Congress. The bill sets forth procedures for congressional review of declarations of national emergencies and excludes from such procedures certain national emergencies invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The President shall (1) transmit specified information to Congress with any proclamation declaring or renewing a national emergency, including a description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration or renewal of a national emergency declaration and its estimated duration; and (2) report periodically on the status of the emergency. The bill amends the IEEPA to prohibit the President from using any authorities of such Act to impose duties or tariff-rate quotas.

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Official text

ARTICLE ONE Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (2019-08-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Todd Young (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
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

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s764.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s764 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116