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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][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 Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 125.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this bill is to amend the NationalEmergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declaredby the President terminates 30 days after the declarationunless a joint resolution affirming such declaration isenacted into law.[Page H40]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill terminates&amp;nbsp;any national emergency declared by the President 30 days after the declaration unless a joint resolution affirming the declaration is enacted. All national emergency declarations expire after two years&amp;nbsp;unless the President requests a renewal and a joint resolution affirming the renewal is enacted.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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