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Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2018

Introduced: April 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jun 6, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-446.
May 16, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
Apr 16, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 16, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2018

This joint resolution authorizes the President to use all necessary and appropriate force against the Taliban, al Qaeda, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda in Syria (including Al Nusrah Front), the Haqqani Network, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb, and other non-state associated forces designated by the President. The joint resolution provides for related congressional review and oversight.

The Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243) are repealed.

What's happening now June 6, 2018

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-446.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 16, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 16, 2018
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 16, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 59: Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-59/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 59: Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-59/.
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S.J. Res. 59, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-59/.
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