![]() ![]() Section 3 requires that the “President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing” U.S. When such a report is submitted, or is required to be submitted, Section 5(b) requires that the use of forces must be terminated within 60 to 90 days unless Congress authorizes such use or extends the time period. ![]() forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities. Section 4(a)(1) requires the President to report to Congress any introduction of U.S. 93-148) was enacted over the veto of President Nixon on November 7, 1973, to provide procedures for Congress and the President to participate in decisions to send U.S. military action in Yugoslavia, and later sought, unsuccessfully, through a federal court suit to enforce presidential compliance with the terms of the War Powers Resolution. military forces to action in Yugoslavia without congressional authorization, Representative Tom Campbell used expedited procedures under the Resolution to force a debate and votes on U.S. In 1999, after the President committed U.S. On June 7, 1995, the House defeated, by a vote of 217-201, an amendment to repeal the central features of the War Powers Resolution that have been deemed unconstitutional by every President since the law’s enactment in 1973. Thus the War Powers Resolution and its purposes continue to be a potential subject of controversy. Armed Forces into potential hostilities, sometimes without a specific authorization from Congress. In the post-Cold War world, Presidents have continued to commit U.S. This report discusses and assesses the War Powers Resolution and its application since enactment in 1973, providing detailed background on various cases in which it was used, as well as cases in which issues of its applicability were raised.
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