Declared National Emergencies Under the National Emergencies Act, 1978-2018
Emergencies that are still in effect today are shaded in the table below.
Declaration Date Title Citation/Status
3 C.F.R., 1979 Comp., pp. 457-
458; most recently continued by 1. E.O. 12170 11/14/79 Blocking Iranian Government Property notice of 11/08/18, see 83 FR 56251.
3 C.F.R., 1980 Comp., pp. 253-
255; prohibitions revoked but na- tional emergency left in effect by 2. E.O. 12211 04/17/80 Further Prohibitions on Transactions with Iran E.O. 12282 of 01/19/81. National emergency does not appear to have ever been terminated or continued.
3 C.F.R., 1983 Comp.,
3. E.O. 12444 10/14/83 Continuation of Export Control Regulations pp. 214-215; revoked by E.O. 12451 of 12/20/83.
3 C.F.R., 1984 Comp.,
4. E.O. 12470 03/30/84 Continuation of Export Control Regulations pp. 168-169; revoked by E.O. 12525 of 07/12/85.
3 C.F.R., 1985 Comp.,
Prohibiting Trade and Certain Other Transac- 5. E.O. 12513 05/01/85 p. 342; revoked by E.O. tions Involving Nicaragua 12707 of 03/13/90.
3 C.F.R., 1985 Comp.,
Prohibiting Trade and Certain Other Transac- 6. E.O. 12532 09/09/85 pp. 387-391; revoked by tions Involving South Africa E.O. 12769 of 07/10/91.
3 C.F.R., 1986 Comp.,
Prohibiting Trade and Certain Transactions 7. E.O. 12543 01/07/86 pp. 181-182; revoked by Involving Libya E.O. 13357 of 09/20/04.
3 C.F.R., 1988 Comp.,
Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect 8. E.O. 12635 04/08/88 pp. 563-564; revoked by to Panama E.O. 12710 of 04/05/90.
3 C.F.R., 1990 Comp.,
Blocking Iraqi Government Property and Prohib- 9. E.O. 12722 08/02/90 pp. 294-295; revoked by iting Transactions with Iraq E.O. 13350 of 07/29/04.
3 C.F.R., 1990 Comp.,
10. E.O. 12730 09/30/90 Continuation of Export Control Regulations pp. 305-306; revoked by E.O. 12867 of 09/30/93. 3 C.F.R., 1990 Comp., 11. E.O. 12735 11/16/90 Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation pp. 313-316; revoked by E.O. 12938 of 11/11/94.
3 C.F.R., 1991 Comp.,
Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect 12. E.O. 12775 10/04/91 pp. 349-350; revoked by to Haiti E.O. 12932 of 10/14/94.
Blocking “Yugoslav Government” Property and 3 C.F.R., 1992 Comp.,
13. E.O. 12808 05/30/92 Property of the Governments of Serbia and pp. 305-306; revoked by Montenegro E.O. 13304 of 05/28/03.
3 C.F.R., 1993 Comp.,
Prohibiting Certain Transactions Involving 14. E.O. 12865 09/26/93 pp. 636-638; revoked by UNITA E.O. 13298 of 05/06/03.
Measures to Restrict the Participation by 3 C.F.R., 1993 Comp.,
15. E.O. 12868 09/30/93 United States Persons in Weapons Proliferation pp. 650-651; revoked by Activities E.O. 12930 of 09/29/94.
3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp.,
16. E.O. 12923 06/30/94 Continuation of Export Control Regulations pp. 916-917; revoked by E.O. 12924 of 08/19/94.
3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp.,
17. E.O. 12924 08/19/94 Continuation of Export Control Regulations pp. 917-919; revoked by E.O. 13206 of 04/04/01.
Measures to Restrict the Participation by 3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp.,
18. E.O. 12930 09/29/94 United States Persons in Weapons Proliferation pp. 924-925; revoked by E.O. Activities 12938 of 11/14/94.
Blocking Property and Additional Measures 3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp.,
19. E.O. 12934 10/25/94 With Respect to the Bosnian Serb- Controlled Ar- pp. 930-932; revoked by eas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina E.O. 13304 of 05/28/03.
3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp.,
pp. 950-954; amended by E.O. 13094 of 07/30/98; further 20. E.O. 12938 11/14/94 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction amended by E.O. 13382 of 07/01/05; most recently contin- ued by notice of 11/08/18, see 83 FR 56253.
3 C.F.R., 1995 Comp.,
pp. 319-320; amended by E.O. Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who 13099 of 08/20/98; further 21. E.O. 12947 01/23/95 Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace amended by E.O. 13372 of Process 02/16/05; most recently contin- ued by notice of 01/17/18, see 83 FR 2731. 3 C.F.R., 1995 Comp., pp. 332-333; supplemented by E.O. 12959 of 05/06/95; revoked in part by E.O. 13059; expanded by E.O. 13553 of 09/28/10 and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to E.O. 13846 of 08/06/18; most 22. E.O. 12957 03/15/95 the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources recently continued by notice of 03/12/18, see 83 FR 11393 (it technically lapsed for two months, because the prior one- year extension was issued on 01/13/17, see 82 FR 6187).
3 C.F.R., 1995 Comp.,
pp. 415-417; amended by Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions 23. E.O. 12978 10/21/95 E.O. 13286 of 02/28/03; most with Significant Narcotics Traffickers recently continued by notice of 10/17/18, see 83 FR 52941.
3 C.F.R., 1996 Comp.,
pp. 8-9; expanded by Proc. 7757 Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of 24. Proc. 6867 03/01/96 of 02/26/04; modified by Proc. Vessels with Respect to Cuba 9398 of 02/24/16; modified by Proc. 9699 of 02/22/18.
3 C.F.R., 1997 Comp.,
pp. 202-204; revoked in part by E.O. 13310 of 07/28/03; expanded by E.O. 25. E.O. 13047 05/22/97 Prohibiting New Investment in Burma 13448 of 10/18/07, E.O. 13464 of 04/30/08; E.O. 13619 of 07/11/12; terminated by E.O. 13742 of 10/07/16
3 C.F.R., 1997 Comp.,
pp. 230-231; expanded by E.O. 13400 of 05/01/06; Blocking Sudanese Government Property and 26. E.O. 13067 11/03/97 revoked in part by E.O. 13761 of Prohibiting Transactions with Sudan 01/13/17; most recently contin- ued by notice of 10/31/18, see 83 FR 55239.
Blocking Property of the Governments of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 3 C.F.R., 1998 Comp., Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the 27. E.O. 13088 06/09/98 pp. 191-193; revoked by E.O. Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting New 13304 of 05/28/03. Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Re- sponse to the Situation in Kosovo
3 C.F.R. 1999 Comp.,
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions 28. E.O. 13129 07/04/99 pp. 200-203; revoked by E.O. with the Taliban 13268 of 07/02/02. 3 C.F.R. 2000 Comp., pp. 277-278; expired as of 06/21/2012 pursuant to section Blocking Property of the Government of the 202(d) of the National Emer- Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition gencies Act; E.O. 13617, issued 29. E.O. 13159 06/21/00 of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from 06/25/2012, declared a new Nuclear Weapons national emergency that had the practical effect of protecting the same property and interests blocked by E.O. 13159.
3 C.F.R. 2001 Comp.,
Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds 30. E.O. 13194 01/18/01 pp. 741-743; revoked by from Sierra Leone E.O. 13224 of 01/15/04.
3 C.F.R. 2001 Comp.,
Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten In- pp. 778-782; revised by 31. E.O. 13219 06/26/01 ternational Stabilization Efforts in the Western E.O. 13304 of 05/28/03; most Balkans recently continued by notice of 06/22/2018, see 83 FR 29663.
3 C.F.R. 2001 Comp.,
pp. 783-784; most recently 32. E.O. 13222 08/17/01 Continuation of Export Control Regulations continued by notice of 08/08/18, see 83 FR 39871.
3 C.F.R. 2001 Comp., p.
Declaration of National Emergency by Reason 263; most recently continued by 33. Proc. 7463 09/14/01 of Certain Terrorist Attacks notice of 09/10/18, see 83 FR 46067.
3 C.F.R. 2001 Comp.,
pp. 786-789; amended by E.O. 13268 of 07/02/02; further Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions amended by E.O. 13284 of 34. E.O. 13224 09/23/01 with Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, 01/23/03; further amended by or Support Terrorism E.O. 13372 of 02/16/05; most recently continued by notice of 09/18/17, see 82 FR 43825.
3 C.F.R. 2003 Comp.,
pp. 186-191; amended and su- Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Dem- 35. E.O. 13288 03/06/03 perseded in part by E.O. 13391 ocratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe of 11/22/05; most recently con- tinued by notice of 03/02/18.
3 C.F.R. 2003 Comp.,
pp. 227-229; scope expanded by E.O. 13315 of 08/28/03; sub- Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and stantive provisions terminated 36. E.O. 13303 5/22/03 Certain Other Property in Which Iraq has an but emergency left in place by Interest E.O. 13668 of 05/27/14; most recently continued by notice of 05/18/18. 3 C.F.R. 2004 Comp., pp. 168-172; amended by E.O. 13460 of 02/13/08; scope Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Pro- 37. E.O. 13338 05/11/04 expanded by E.O. 13572 of hibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria 04/29/11; most recently contin- ued by notice of 05/09/18, see 83 FR 21839.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Pro- 3 C.F.R. 2004 Comp.,
38. E.O. 13348 07/22/04 hibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from pp. 189-195; revoked by E.O. Liberia 13710 of 11/12/15.
3 C.F.R. 2005 Comp., pp. 104-
106; revoked by Proc. 7959 of 11/03/05. **This limited declaration did not initially cite the President’s To Suspend Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of authority under the National Title 40, United States Code, Within a Limited Emergencies Act, but the revoca- 39. Proc. 7924 09/08/05 Geographic Area in Response to the National tion proclamation did. For more Emergency Caused by Hurricane Katrina information, see Prevailing Wage Requirements and the Emergen- cy Suspension of the Davis-Ba- con Act, RL33276, Congressional Research Service, February 16, 2006, 4-7.
3 C.F.R., 2006 Comp.,
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut- 40. E.O. 13396 02/07/06 pp. 209-213; terminated by E.O. ing to the Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire 13739 of 09/14/16.
3 C.F.R., 2006 Comp.,
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Under- pp. 231-234; most recently 41. E.O. 13405 06/16/06 mining Democratic Processes or Institutions in continued by notice of 06/12/18, Belarus see 83 FR 27287.
3 C.F.R., 2006 Comp., pp. 247-
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut- 249; amended by E.O. 13671 of 42. E.O. 13413 10/27/06 ing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of 07/08/14; most recently contin- the Congo ued by notice of 10/25/18, see 83 FR 54227.
Blocking Property of Persons Undermining 72 Fed. Reg. 43499-43501; most
43. E.O. 13441 08/01/07 the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic recently continued by notice of Processes and Institutions 07/27/18, see 82 FR 37415.
73 Fed. Reg. 36787-36788;
expanded by E.O. 13551 of 08/30/10, E.O. 13722 of Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect to 44. E.O. 13466 06/26/08 03/15/16, E.O. 13810 of North Korea and North Korean Nationals 09/20/17; most recently contin- ued by order of 06/25/18, see 83 FR 29661. 74 Fed. Reg. 55439-55440; does Declaration of a National Emergency With Re- 45. Proc. 8443 10/23/09 not appear to have ever been spect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic terminated or continued.
75 Fed. Reg. 19869-19872;
amended by E.O. 13620 of Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut- 46. E.O. 13536 04/12/10 07/20/12; most recently contin- ing to the Conflict in Somalia ued by notice of 04/04/18, see 83 FR 14731.
76 Fed. Reg. 11315-11318;
expanded by E.O. 13726 of Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain 47. E.O. 13566 02/25/11 04/19/16; most recently contin- Transactions Related to Libya ued by notice of 02/09/18, see 83 FR 6105.
76 Fed. Reg. 44757-44759;
Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal most recently continued by 48. E.O. 13581 07/24/11 Organizations notice of 07/20/18, see 83 FR 34931.
77 Fed. Reg. 29533-29535;
Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the most recently continued by 49. E.O. 13611 05/16/12 Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen notice of 05/14/18, see 83 FR 22585.
Blocking Property of the Government of the
Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition 77 Fed. Reg. 38457-38461; re- 50. E.O. 13617 06/25/12 of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from voked by E.O. 13695, 05/26/15. Nuclear Weapons
79 Fed. Reg. 13491-13495;
expanded by E.O. 13661 of 03/16/14, E.O. 13662 of Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut- 51. E.O. 13660 03/06/14 03/20/14; E.O. 13685 of ing to the Situation in Ukraine 12/19/2014; most recently continued by notice of 03/02/18, see 83 FR 9413.
79 Fed. Reg. 19281-19285; most
Blocking Property of Certain Persons With 52. E.O. 13664 04/03/14 recently continued by notice of Respect to South Sudan 03/27/18, see 83 FR 13373.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Con- 79 Fed. Reg. 28385-28391; most
53. E.O. 13667 05/12/14 tributing to the Conflict in the Central African recently continued by notice of Republic 05/10/18, see 83 FR 22175.
80 Fed. Reg. 12747-12751;
Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of expanded by E.O. 13835 of 54. E.O. 13692 03/08/15 Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in 05/21/2018; most recently Venezuela continued by notice of 03/02/18, see 83 FR 9415. 80 Fed. Reg. 18077-18079; Blocking the Property of Certain Persons En- amended by E.O. 13757 of 55. E.O. 13694 04/01/15 gaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled 12/28/16; most recently contin- Activities ued by notice of 03/27/18, see 83 FR 13371.
80 Fed. Reg. 73633-73636;
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut- most recently continued by 56. E.O. 13712 11/22/15 ing to the Situation in Burundi notice of 11/16/2018, see 83 FR 58461.
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in
57. E.O. 13818 12/20/17 82 Fed. Reg. 60839-60843. Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of For-
58. E.O. 13848 09/12/18 83 Fed. Reg. 46843-46848. eign Interference in a United States Election
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contribut-
59. E.O. 13851 11/27/18 83 Fed. Reg. 61505-61507 ing to the Situation in Nicaragua