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H. Con. Res. 57 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces in Libya, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AfricaCongressional oversightLibyaMiddle East
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Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 1, 2011
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 Latest action June 1, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of U.S. Armed Forces in Libya and, if the President does not obtain congressional authorization by June 19, 2011, the President should remove the Armed Forces from Libya and the region as soon as practicable after such date.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HCONRES 32 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should adhere to the War Powers Resolution and obtain specific stat…
  • HCONRES 51 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Force…
  • HCONRES 53 Declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing m…
  • HRES 294 Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 292) declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, o…
  • SJRES 14 A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertai…
  • SJRES 16 A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertai…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 2
Davis, Geoff
· Jun 2, 2011
CAMP, DAVE
· Jun 1, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Jun 1, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 1, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Jun 1, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 1, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Jun 1, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Jun 1, 2011
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 1, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces in Libya, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-57/
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"H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces in Libya, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-57/.
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H. Con. Res. 57, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-57/.
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[H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces in Libya, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-57/)
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