Here’s a list of the present active federal emergencies, their start dates, and durations:
| Emergency | Started | Duration (as of Nov 5, 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking Iranian Government Property (EO 12170) | Nov 14, 1979 | 45 yrs 11 mos |
| Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (EO 12938) | Nov 14, 1994 | 30 yrs 11 mos |
| Iran—Petroleum Resources (EO 12957) | Mar 15, 1995 | 30 yrs 7 mos |
| Significant Narcotics Traffickers—Colombia (EO 12978) | Oct 21, 1995 | 30 yrs 0 mos |
| Regulation of Vessels/Anchorage—Cuba shoot-down (Proc. 6867) | Mar 1, 1996 | 29 yrs 8 mos |
| Sudan (EO 13067) | Nov 3, 1997 | 28 yrs 0 mos |
| Western Balkans (EO 13219, as amended by EO 13304) | Jun 26, 2001 | 24 yrs 4 mos |
| Export Control Regulations (EO 13222; AECA delegation) | Aug 17, 2001 | 24 yrs 2 mos |
| 9/11 Terrorist Attacks (Proc. 7463) | Sep 14, 2001 | 24 yrs 1 mo |
| Global Terrorism Sanctions (EO 13224) | Sep 23, 2001 | 24 yrs 1 mo |
| Iraq—Protect Development Fund (EO 13303) | May 22, 2003 | 22 yrs 5 mos |
| Belarus (EO 13405) | Jun 16, 2006 | 19 yrs 4 mos |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (EO 13413) | Oct 27, 2006 | 19 yrs 0 mos |
| Lebanon (EO 13441) | Aug 1, 2007 | 18 yrs 3 mos |
| North Korea Restrictions (EO 13466) | Jun 26, 2008 | 17 yrs 4 mos |
| Somalia (EO 13536) | Apr 12, 2010 | 15 yrs 6 mos |
| Libya (EO 13566) | Feb 25, 2011 | 14 yrs 8 mos |
| Transnational Criminal Organizations (EO 13581) | Jul 24, 2011 | 14 yrs 3 mos |
| Yemen (EO 13611) | May 16, 2012 | 13 yrs 5 mos |
| Ukraine/Russia—Crimea & related (EO 13660 et al.) | Mar 6, 2014 | 11 yrs 8 mos |
| South Sudan (EO 13664) | Apr 3, 2014 | 11 yrs 7 mos |
| Central African Republic (EO 13667) | May 12, 2014 | 11 yrs 5 mos |
| Venezuela (EO 13692) | Mar 8, 2015 | 10 yrs 7 mos |
| Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (EO 13694) | Apr 1, 2015 | 10 yrs 7 mos |
| Global Magnitsky—Human Rights/Corruption (EO 13818) | Dec 20, 2017 | 7 yrs 10 mos |
| Foreign Election Interference Sanctions (EO 13848) | Sep 12, 2018 | 7 yrs 1 mo |
| Nicaragua (EO 13851) | Nov 27, 2018 | 6 yrs 11 mos |
| ICTS Supply Chain / Huawei, etc. (EO 13873) | May 15, 2019 | 6 yrs 5 mos |
| Mali (EO 13882) | Jul 26, 2019 | 6 yrs 3 mos |
| Syria (EO 13894) | Oct 14, 2019 | 6 yrs 0 mos |
| Hong Kong Normalization (EO 13936) | Jul 14, 2020 | 5 yrs 3 mos |
| Chinese Military Companies—Securities (EO 13959) | Nov 12, 2020 | 5 yrs 0 mos |
| Burma/Myanmar (EO 14014) | Feb 10, 2021 | 4 yrs 9 mos |
| Russia—Harmful Activities (EO 14024) | Apr 15, 2021 | 4 yrs 6 mos |
| Ethiopia (EO 14046) | Sep 17, 2021 | 4 yrs 1 mo |
| Global Illicit Drug Trade (EO 14059) | Dec 15, 2021 | 3 yrs 10 mos |
| Afghanistan—Da Afghanistan Bank Assets (EO 14064) | Feb 11, 2022 | 3 yrs 8 mos |
| Russian-Affiliated Vessels—U.S. Ports (Proc. 10371) | Apr 21, 2022 | 3 yrs 6 mos |
| Hostages/Wrongful Detainees (EO 14078) | Jul 19, 2022 | 3 yrs 3 mos |
| Outbound Investment—China-related Tech (EO 14105) | Aug 9, 2023 | 2 yrs 2 mos |
| Southern Border Security (Proclamation 10886) | Jan 20, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| National Energy Emergency (EO 14156) | Jan 20, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| Cartels as FTO/SDGT (EO 14157) | Jan 20, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| Tariffs—Northern Border/Illicit Drugs (EO 14193) | Feb 1, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| Tariffs—Southern Border (EO 14194) | Feb 1, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| Tariffs—China Synthetic-Opioid Supply Chain (EO 14195) | Feb 1, 2025 | 0 yrs 9 mos |
| Sanctions on the International Criminal Court (EO 14203) | Feb 6, 2025 | 0 yrs 8 mos |
| “Reciprocal Tariff” Policy (EO 14257) | Apr 2, 2025 | 0 yrs 7 mos |
| Brazil—Tariffs/Sanctions (EO 14323) | Jul 30, 2025 | 0 yrs 3 mos |
I think it’s a scandal and an outrage that so many of these so-called “emergencies” have been active for as long as they have. It calls the entire concept of emergency into question.
As you may notice the Trump Administration likes to declare emergencies. It’s clearly a strategy for exercising executive power. Note, too, that the number of active emergencies declared under each president has tended to increase.
The first one was ordered pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which is the same law Trump has used to order tariffs.
The thing about orders like this is that they permit the President to negotiate with Iran to normalize relations with a clear commitment to end the sanction. The President can’t reasonably commit to Congress passing legislation in advance.
I think people should be more worried about the President’s discretion under the Insurrection Act.
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