Skip to main content
Representative Profile

Charles Percy

us_senator · IL · R
Contact
No public contact details available.
Open letters
Write to Charles
Be the first constituent to publish an open letter to this representative.
Topics & Events

In the spotlight

Events (1)
Dec 28, 1977 · legislation
Carter signs IEEPA, replacing broad emergency trade powers
President Carter signed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on December 28, 1977, replacing the Trading with the Enemy Act as the primary source of presidential emergency economic authority in peacetime. Congress drafted IEEPA to limit presidential power after a Senate investigation found the country had been in a continuous state of emergency for more than 40 years. The law required the president to declare a national emergency, consult with Congress, and justify emergency actions tied to a foreign threat. Carter first used IEEPA the following year to freeze Iranian government assets after the Tehran embassy hostage seizure.
Key Figures
5 total
Statistics
Bills sponsored
0
Bills cosponsored
0
Total votes cast
0
Recent votes
News mentions
0
Congressional terms
1979–1985· Current
Senate · Class II
96th–98th Congress · IL · R
1973–1979
Senate · Class II
93rd–95th Congress · IL · R
1967–1973
Senate · Class II
90th–92nd Congress · IL · R