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SJRES 15 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Libya Middle East Military operations and strategy

A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Libya and the Government and the people of the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same.

Introduced: May 25, 2011 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 25, 2011
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Declares that a state of war exists between the United States and the government of Libya.

Authorizes and directs the President to: (1) employ U.S. naval and military forces and the resources of the U.S. government to carry on war against the government of Libya; and (2) issue to private U.S. armed vessels commissions or letters of marque and general reprisal against the vessels, goods, and effects of the government of Libya.

What's happening now May 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 15: A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Libya and the Government and the people of the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-15/
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"S.J. Res. 15: A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Libya and the Government and the people of the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-15/.
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S.J. Res. 15, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-15/.
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[S.J. Res. 15: A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Libya and the Government and the people of the United States, and making provision to prosecute the same.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-15/)
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