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10 results for “presidential power”

Topic

Limits on Presidential Power

The government should be able to limit when and how the President issues executive orders

1 bills·HR5679

Why this matched

Blocking Executive Orders During Government Shutdowns — This provision stops the government from spending money to create or issue new executive orders when the government is shut down

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Refugee admissions and presidential power

Federal law should set a minimum number of refugees the United States admits each year instead of leaving that choice entirely to the President.

1 bills·HR670

Why this matched

The floor still applies if a president does nothing — The 125,000 minimum would still apply even if the President does not make the usual yearly refugee decision. A President could choose a higher number, but not a lower one.

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Reports and oversight for the arms program

Congress should be able to end national emergencies the President has declared when they are no longer needed.

1 bills·HJRES117

Why this matched

Ending the July 2025 emergency declaration — This resolution would officially end the national emergency the President declared on July 30, 2025. The emergency was created through Executive Order 14323, and this bill uses a law called the National Emergencies Act to shut it down. The text does not describe what the emergency covers, but it was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, suggesting it involves foreign policy.

Ending special powers tied to the emergency — When a national emergency is declared, it can activate special legal powers — like the ability to impose sanctions, restrict trade, or take other extraordinary actions. If this resolution passes, any of those special powers that depend on the July 2025 emergency would stop, unless a separate law keeps them going on their own.

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How Congress can order a presidential fitness exam

Congress should have a clear but careful process for ordering a fast review of whether a President can still do the job.

1 bills·HR8275

Why this matched

Fast-track votes and short deadlines — The bill speeds up both the congressional vote and the commission's work, giving only a short time for debate, the medical exam, and the written report.

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Congress's role in approving import taxes

Congress should have to vote before new taxes on imported goods can stay in effect long-term.

1 bills·S1272

Why this matched

President must report new import taxes to Congress within 48 hours — Whenever the President puts a new tax on imported goods or raises an existing one, the President would have to tell Congress within 48 hours. The notice must explain why the tax was imposed and how it could affect American businesses and the prices consumers pay.

Import taxes expire in 60 days unless Congress votes to keep them — Under this bill, any new or increased tax on imported goods would automatically end after 60 days. The only way to keep it going is for Congress to pass a specific law approving it. If Congress does nothing, the duty goes away on its own.

Bill · HR5679

TRUMP Act

Presidents could not issue executive orders during government shutdowns

Bill · HR670

Lady Liberty Act of 2025

U.S. refugee admissions could not drop below 125,000 a year

Bill · HJRES117

Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

Congress moves to end the President's July 2025 national emergency

Bill · HR8275

Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

Bill creates a standing panel to examine a President’s fitness for office

Bill · S1272

Trade Review Act of 2025

New import taxes would expire in 60 days without a vote from Congress

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Limits on Presidential Power

Refugee admissions and presidential power

Reports and oversight for the arms program

How Congress can order a presidential fitness exam

Congress's role in approving import taxes

TRUMP Act

Lady Liberty Act of 2025

Relating to a national emergency by the President on July 30, 2025.

Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

Trade Review Act of 2025