# 2025-19617: Congo's Emergency Declaration Extended for Yet Another Year

2025-19617, Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-10-20, effective 2025-10-27 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19617
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19617
- Title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 48395
- Published: 2025-10-20
- Effective: 2025-10-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Congo's Emergency Declaration Extended for Yet Another Year

## Summary

The U.S. is extending a national emergency about the Democratic Republic of the Congo for another year because ongoing violence there still threatens peace and U.S. interests. This means certain rules and restrictions on people and businesses connected to the Congo stay in place through October 27, 2026. The move keeps the pressure on to help stabilize the region without changing current financial or legal actions.

## Effects PRIA read

- DRC National Emergency Extended One Year: cost, medium. The President is continuing the national emergency about the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 1 year, keeping it in effect beyond October 27, 2025 and through October 27, 2026. That extension keeps the emergency authorities declared in Executive Order 13413 (as amended by Executive Order 13671)…
- Existing Financial and Legal Actions Remain: mixed, low. The continuation keeps current rules and restrictions on people and businesses connected to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in place and does not change current financial or legal actions. The Notice was issued October 16, 2025 and the status quo of measures will remain through October 27, 202…

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## Sources
- [2025-19617 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/20/2025-19617/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo)
- [2025-19617 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-20/pdf/2025-19617.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19617 (as of 2026-06-08).