Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025

HR 125, the Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025, limits the duration of presidentially declared national emergencies. It requires Congress to affirm an emergency within 30 days of its declaration, or the emergency automatically terminates. If not renewed by Congress, emergencies would end after 2 years unless the President submits a renewal request and Congress passes a new joint resolution affirming it. The bill also mandates that unobligated funds, terminated contracts, and emergency powers cease upon termination, though prior actions and obligations remain unaffected. This directly affects the President's authority to maintain emergency declarations without ongoing congressional approval.