Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DEFINING THE POLICIES, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURE FOR THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY
Date filed
March 6, 2006
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05338 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING THE POLICIES, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURE FOR THE DECLARATION OF A STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY |
| SHORT TITLE : “National Emergency Act of 2006” |
| ABSTRACT : “National Emergency Act of 2006”. The bill seeks to define the policies, principles and procedure for the declaration of a state of national emergency. It provides that Congress, in joint session, voting separately, shall authorize the President, for a limited period subject to prescribed restrictions, to exercise powers necessary and proper to carry out a declared national policy or revoke the declaration of the state of national emergency. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MANDANAS, HERMILANDO I. |
| DATE FILED : 2006-03-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Nantes (019 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON 2006-03-08 |
Abstract
“National Emergency Act of 2006”. The bill seeks to define the policies, principles and procedure for the declaration of a state of national emergency. It provides that Congress, in joint session, voting separately, shall authorize the President, for a limited period subject to prescribed restrictions, to exercise powers necessary and proper to carry out a declared national policy or revoke the declaration of the state of national emergency.'
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