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HR 113 102th Congress House International Affairs Congressional-Presidential relations Cost effectiveness Cost of war Declaration of war War and emergency powers

To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires any request by the President for a declaration of war, and any declaration of war by the Congress, to include a cost/benefit statement that identifies risks and uncertainties in terms of the cost in dollars as well as human misery.

What's happening now January 31, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 3, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 113: To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-113/
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"H.R. 113: To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-113/.
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H.R. 113, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-113/.
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[H.R. 113: To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-113/)
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