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HR 4599 113th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Libya Middle East Military operations and strategy Terrorism War and emergency powers

To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya.

Introduced: May 7, 2014 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 7, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to use all necessary force against those nations, organizations, or persons that planned, authorized, committed, or aided the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by them.

What's happening now May 7, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 2
Bishop, Rob
· May 7, 2014
BRADY, KEVIN
· May 7, 2014
Bridenstine, Jim
· May 7, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· May 7, 2014
Bucshon, Larry
· May 7, 2014
Cook, Paul
· May 7, 2014
Franks, Trent
· May 7, 2014
Gibbs, Bob
· May 7, 2014
Gohmert, Louie
· May 7, 2014
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 7, 2014
HALL, RALPH
· May 7, 2014
Harper, Gregg
· May 7, 2014
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 7, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· May 7, 2014
Nunes, Devin
· May 7, 2014
Palazzo, Steven
· May 7, 2014
Poe, Ted
· May 7, 2014
Shuster, Bill
· May 7, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· May 7, 2014
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 7, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4599: To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4599/
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"H.R. 4599: To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4599/.
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H.R. 4599, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4599/.
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[H.R. 4599: To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4599/)
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