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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mrs. BOEBERT:H.J. Res. 68.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;The single subject of this legislation is:Terminates the National Emergency Declaration by thefinding of the President on October 27, 6 2006, in ExecutiveOrder 13413.[Page H2811]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text>On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 381 (Roll no. 333). (text: CR H3659)</text>
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        <text>Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3681)</text>
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        <text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. J. Res. 68, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Boebert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House of July 13, 2023, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.J.Res. 68.</text>
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        <text>ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Nunn (IA) asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time through July 20, 2023, to consider the following joint resolutions in the House if called up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee: H. J. Res. 68, H. J. Res. 70, H. J. Res. 71, or H. J. Res. 74; that each such joint resolution be considered as read; that the previous question be considered as ordered on each such joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except for debate as follows: for H. J. Res. 68, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mrs. Boebert or their respective designees; for H. J. Res. 70 and H. J. Res. 74, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Gosar or their respective designees; for H. J. Res. 71, 30 minutes equally divided among and controlled by Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Crane or their respective designees; and that the provisions of section 202 of the                   National Emergencies Act (50 U .S.C. 1622) shall not apply                  to each such jo int resolution through July 20, 2023. Agreed to without objection.</text>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This joint resolution terminates the national emergency declared by President George W. Bush on October 27, 2006, which blocks the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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    <title>Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on October 27, 2006.</title>
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