H. J. Res. 7 - Terminate Covid-19 National Emergency

It is unconstitutional to suspend the Constitution by declaring national public-health emergencies.

Constitutional Vote: Yes

Vote Date: February 1, 2023

According to H. J. Res. 7, “the national [Covid-19] emergency declared by the finding of the President on March 13, 2020, in Proclamation 9994 … is hereby terminated.”

The House passed H. J. Res. 7 on February 1, 2023 by a vote of 229 to 197 (Roll Call 104). We have assigned pluses to the yeas because it is unconstitutional to suspend the Constitution by declaring national public-health emergencies.