Emergency powers

Arlington, Va. — Last week, AFP sent letters to committees in both congressional chambers supporting bills that seek to rein in abuse of emergency powers. Both bills would amend the National Emergencies Act of 1976 (NEA) to give Congress greater oversight of the president’s emergency powers. AFP sent a letter to the Senate Homeland Security […]

On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization.” The hearing was the House’s first on the Defense Production Act (DPA) in over a decade. The DPA will lapse in 2025 unless reauthorized. Committee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer entered a […]