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SJRES 16 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Libya Middle East Military operations and strategy War and emergency powers

A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.

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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that, as it pertains to the continuing armed engagement of the U.S. Armed Forces against the government of Libya, the President has exceeded the statutory time limits in the War Powers Resolution and is therefore in violation of the law.

Calls on the President to seek a formal authorization from Congress to continue the mission in Libya and cease armed engagement against the government of Libya until further action is authorized by Congress.

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. 16: A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-16/
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"S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-16/.
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S.J. Res. 16, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-16/.
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[S.J. Res. 16: A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SJRES-16/)
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