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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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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
 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1