Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force
- Last Action
- 2/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
- 2017-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (00)
Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force
This bill declares that Congress finds that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) has been used to justify an open-ended authorization for the use of military force and such an interpretation is inconsistent with the authority of Congress to declare war and make all laws for executing powers vested by the Constitution in the U.S. government.
The bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force, effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors (20)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
- MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Terrorism
- War and emergency powers
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