SJRES 61
115th Congress
Senate
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Constitutional Consideration for Use of Force Resolution
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Consideration for Use of Force Resolution
This bill sets forth new authorities for the use of force by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, or additional countries against the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and any new non-state organizations or forces. The bill also repeals the separate authorizations for the use of military force by the United States with respect to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war in Iraq.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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