Executive actions
Executive Action· Oct 15, 2026
Executive ActionNotice Signed
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Trump continues the declared in 2006 over violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for one more year.
Limits
Does not create new sanctions, freeze assets, or authorize military action. It extends an existing emergency status that Congress can end by passing a law.
Trump signed this notice on October 15, 2026. It continues a first declared in 2006 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) over the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The emergency was set to expire on October 27, 2026; this notice extends it for one more year.
Signed by
Donald Trump (R)