The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday turned back a bid by hardline conservatives to end five presidential Emergency Declarations that allow for sanctions against America's enemies in the Middle East and Africa. Four Republican Representatives - Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar and Eli Crane - used separate measures known as privileged resolutions to require votes on whether to end longstanding emergency declarations involving Syria , Yemen, Iraq, Libya and Democratic Republic of Congo. This news item is provided by Google News.