Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: War Powers Amendments of 2013
Subject: Congressional oversight: Congressional-executive branch relations: Defense spending: Emergency planning and evacuation: Judicial review and appeals: Legislative rules and procedure: Military operations and strategy: Presidents and presidential powers: War and emergency powers: International affairs
Description: War Powers Amendments of 2013 - Rewrites the War Powers Resolution. Includes consultation procedures concerning participation of U.S. Armed Forces in certain military operations of the United Nations (U.N.). Provides additional conditions on the emergency use of the Armed Forces.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to House Rules
Last Action Date: September 11, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HJ00060:@@@L&summ2=m&
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2 sponsors: DeFazio, Peter A.; Jones, Walter B., Jr.
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Sep 11 2013 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
House | Sep 11 2013 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
House | Sep 11 2013 | Referred to House Rules |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Sep 12 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Rules
There have not been any votes on this bill