1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act or the REPUBLIC Act . 2. Congressional approval of national emergency declarations (a) In general Section 201 of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 ) is amended to read as follows: 201. Declaration and congressional approval of national emergencies (a) In general With respect to Acts of Congress authorizing the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, of any special or extraordinary power, the President is authorized to declare such national emergency. Such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register. (b) Specification of powers and authorities The President shall specify, in the proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection (a) or in one or more contemporaneous or subsequent Executive orders published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress, the provisions of law made available for use in the event of an emergency pursuant to which the President proposes that the President, or another official, will exercise emergency powers or authorities. (c) Termination after 72 hours unless approved by Congress (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), a national emergency declared under subsection (a), and the exercise of emergency powers and authorities pursuant to provisions of law described in subsection (b), shall terminate at the time specified in paragraph (3). (2) Approval by Congress required A national emergency declared under subsection (a), and the exercise of any emergency power or authority pursuant to a provision of law described in subsection (b), may continue after the time specified in paragraph (3) only if, before that time, there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval pursuant to subsection (f) approving— (A) the declaration of the emergency