[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1105-H1106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN--MESSAGE 
     FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 118-118)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fallon) laid before the House the 
following message from the President of the United States; which was 
read and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the 
President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to

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the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, 
I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice 
stating that the national emergency with respect to Iran that was 
declared on March 15, 1995, is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 
2024.
  The actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose 
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States. Therefore, I have determined 
that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in 
Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran and to maintain in force 
comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, March 12, 2024.

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