11. Department of Education · Major · Needs Congress
Expire national emergency declarations after 60 days absent Congress
Printed page 323 11. Department of Education
“National emergency declarations should expire absent express congressional authorization within 60 days after the date of the declaration.”
What has happened
- Not started
The bill that matches the ask most closely arrived a week before this research: H.R. 10132, the ARTICLE ONE Act (Roy and Cohen, 2026-08-20), "To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations". It was referred to committee on introduction.
- Not started
The National Emergencies Act is unchanged. H.R. 3908, the National Emergencies Reform Act of 2025 (Cohen, 2025-06-11), would amend it "to improve checks and balances"; it was referred to three committees and a subcommittee and never marked up.
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
- H.R. 125, the Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025, was introduced on 2025-01-04 — before the tracking window opens on 2025-01-20 — so it cannot carry Evidence here. It was likewise referred to subcommittee and left there.
- Negative search: no public law in the 119th Congress (104 as of 2026-08-26) amends the National Emergencies Act, and no Federal Register presidential document since 2025-01-20 imposes a self-executing 60-day limit on a declaration.
- This ask sits oddly in the Education chapter — the Mandate raises it at page 323 in the context of the pandemic-era emergency powers used to suspend student loan repayment. It is scored on the National Emergencies Act itself, which is what the Quote names.
- Action
- restrict
- Object
- National emergency declarations
- ID
- 805