H.J.Res. 79Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 11, 2004.

1 recorded action296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Matt Gaetz [R-FL-01]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jul 18, 2023 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJul 6, 2023
Failed in the HouseJul 18, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President George W. Bush on May 11, 2004, which blocked the property of certain persons and export of certain goods to Syria in response to Syria supporting terrorist activity in Iraq, among other activities.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.J.Res. 79 as introduced in House on Jul 6, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 337

House Jul 18, 2023

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Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 11, 2004

Failed

24 Yea 394 Nay 15 not voting

Crossed both parties 24 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Democrats, 20 Republicans.

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All members433 members

Democratic212 members

Republican221 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.J.Res. 79 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.J.Res. 79Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 11, 2004.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 337

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.J.Res. 79Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on May 11, 2004.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 337

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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