HJRES 7 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Originated House Became Public Law 118-3 Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Latest action · Apr 10, 2023 Became Public Law No: 118-3.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 9, 2023
Passed HouseFeb 1, 2023
Passed SenateMar 29, 2023
To the PresidentApr 5, 2023
Became lawApr 10, 2023Public Law 118-3

Summary

This joint resolution terminates the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
Senate 80	On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 7	Joint Resolution Passed68–23	Mar 29, 2023

House 104	On Passage	Passed229–197	Feb 1, 2023

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Feb 1, 2023; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-FL	Brian J. Mast	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TN	Diana Harshbarger	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-WY	Harriet M. Hageman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CO	Lauren Boebert	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-GA	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-FL	Matt Gaetz	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-MT	Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-GA	Rick W. Allen	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TX	Ronny Jackson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TN	Tim Burchett	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Jan 9, 2023
R-IL	Mike Bost		Jan 10, 2023
R-LA	Mike Johnson		Jan 11, 2023
R-TN	Andrew Ogles		Jan 20, 2023
R-FL	Anna Paulina Luna		Jan 20, 2023
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		Jan 20, 2023
R-CA	Kevin Kiley		Jan 24, 2023
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Jan 25, 2023
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jan 25, 2023
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Jan 25, 2023
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar		Jan 25, 2023
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn		Jan 25, 2023
R-TX	Pat Fallon		Jan 25, 2023
R-AL	Barry Moore		Jan 26, 2023
R-AR	Bruce Westerman		Jan 27, 2023
R-MO	Eric Burlison		Jan 27, 2023
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew		Jan 27, 2023
R-CA	Mike Garcia		Jan 27, 2023
R-NE	Adrian Smith		Jan 30, 2023
R-VA	Bob Good		Jan 30, 2023
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Jan 30, 2023
R-AZ	Elijah Crane		Jan 30, 2023
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Jan 30, 2023
R-CA	John S. Duarte		Jan 30, 2023
R-OK	Josh Brecheen		Jan 30, 2023
R-AZ	Juan Ciscomani		Jan 30, 2023
R-IN	Rudy Yakym III		Jan 30, 2023
R-ID	Russ Fulcher		Jan 30, 2023
R-SC	Russell Fry		Jan 30, 2023
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke		Jan 30, 2023
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jan 30, 2023
R-WI	Derrick Van Orden		Jan 31, 2023
R-TN	Mark E. Green		Jan 31, 2023
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV		Feb 1, 2023
R-MN	Michelle Fischbach		Feb 1, 2023

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Jan 9, 2023
	Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee	Referred Feb 1, 2023
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred Feb 2, 2023Discharged Mar 28, 2023

Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 10, 2023Signed by President.
Apr 10, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-3.
Apr 5, 2023Presented to President.
Mar 30, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 29, 2023Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1028, S1043-1044)

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In the Congressional Record 6

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H6929	Blake D. Moore R-UT	Dec 13, 2023
Senate	Debate and remarks S1028, S1043Recorded votes S1044terminate	Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Roger Marshall R-KS	Mar 29, 2023
House	Debate and remarks H653	Steve Scalise R-LA	Feb 2, 2023
House	Debate and remarks H607–H611, H613, H615Text printed H608Recorded votes H612terminate	Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR, Jake Auchincloss D-MA, Lauren Boebert R-CO, Michael Lawler R-NY, Mike Bost R-IL, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Rick Larsen D-WA, Sam Graves R-MO, Scott Perry R-PA, Thomas Massie R-KY	Feb 1, 2023
House	Debate and remarks H520–H529Text printed H520Amendments H529Recorded votes H530consideration (H. Res. 75), previous question	Chip Roy R-TX, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Richard McCormick R-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Jan 31, 2023

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Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jan 30, 2023H.J. Res. 7, Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020As introduced on January 9, 2023

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H114.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-90	OVERSIGHT HEARING ON REPORTING FOR DUTY: EXAMINING THE IMPACTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S REMOTE AND TELEWORK POLICIES29 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jan 18, 2024
Serial No. 118-19	NEVER-ENDING EMERGENCIES--AN EXAMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT74 pages	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	May 24, 2023
Serial No. 118-16	COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING: DID IT PROTECT AND IMPROVE VETERAN CARE?74 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	May 23, 2023

CRS reports 9

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 9

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45618	The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use	Report	Sep 1, 2025
R45104	Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents	Report	Jun 2, 2025
RS22350	Railroad Retirement Board: Retirement, Survivor, Disability, Unemployment, and Sickness Benefits	Report	Mar 11, 2025
R46567	National Emergencies Act: Expedited Procedures in the House and Senate	Report	Feb 3, 2025
RS20722	The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor	Report	Dec 19, 2024

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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HJRES 46	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.	Reintroduction of	Mar 16, 2022
HJRES 52	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.	Reintroduction of	Jun 17, 2021
HRES 75	Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 7) relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 382) to terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 497) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.	Related bill	Jan 31, 2023

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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