This isn't the only national emergency active in the U.S.
The president has the power to take such an action — detailed in the National Emergencies Act of 1976 — if he or she believes the nation is "threatened by crisis, exigency, or emergency circumstances (other than natural disasters, war, or near-war situations)," according to a 2007 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. In the past 43 years, presidents have declared at least 58 states of emergency (not including weather-related events).
Currently, there are at least 31 national emergencies in effect. Here's a running list, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
Jimmy Carter (2 national emergencies declared, 1 remains active)
- Blocking Iranian Government Property (November 1979)
Bill Clinton (17 national emergencies declared, 6 remain active)
- Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (November 14, 1994)
- Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process (January 1995)
- Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources (March 1995)
- Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics Traffickers (October 1995)
- Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels with Respect to Cuba (March 1996)
- Blocking Sudanese Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Sudan (November 1997)
George W Bush (13 national emergencies declared, 11 remain active)
- Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans (June 2001)
- Continuation of Export Control Regulations (August 2001)
- Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks (September 2001)
- Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (September 2001)
- Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe (March 2003)
- Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq has an Interest (May 2003)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria (May 2004)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus (June 2006)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (October 2006)
- Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions (August 2007)
- 8 Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals (June 2008)
Barack Obama (12 national emergencies declared, 10 remain active)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia (April 2010).
- Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya (February 2011)
- Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations (July 2011)
- Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen (May 16, 2012)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine (March 2014)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to South Sudan (April 2014)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic (May 2014)
- Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela (March 2015)
- Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (April 2015)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Burundi (November 2015)
Donald Trump (4 national emergencies declared, 3 currently active)
- Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption (December 2017)
- Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election (September 2018)
- Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua (November 2018)
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