# 2025-22786: President Extends Permanent Drug War Emergency Powers Again

2025-22786, Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Global Illicit Drug Trade, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-12-12, effective 2025-12-15 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22786
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-22786
- Title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Global Illicit Drug Trade
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 57865
- Published: 2025-12-12
- Effective: 2025-12-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

President Extends Permanent Drug War Emergency Powers Again

## Summary

The President is extending the national emergency against global illegal drug trafficking for another year because drugs like fentanyl keep causing huge harm in the U.S. This affects drug cartels, criminal groups, and anyone involved in the drug trade, aiming to protect communities and the economy. The emergency started in 2021 and now continues through December 15, 2026, keeping strong actions and resources in place to fight this ongoing crisis.

## Effects PRIA read

- National Emergency Extended One Year: benefit, high. The President is continuing the national emergency about global illicit drug trafficking that was first declared on December 15, 2021. The emergency is continued for one year beyond December 15, 2025 and therefore remains in effect through December 15, 2026; it targets traffickers, drug cartels, tr…

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## Sources
- [2025-22786 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/12/2025-22786/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-global-illicit-drug-trade)
- [2025-22786 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-12/pdf/2025-22786.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-22786 (as of 2026-06-08).