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HR 7500 116th Congress House International Affairs Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Military operations and strategy Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Terrorism War and emergency powers

Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

This bill establishes that the joint resolution authorizing the use of military force after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shall not authorize the use of force in any country in which the Armed Forces are not engaged in hostilities under that authorization on the date this bill is passed.

What's happening now July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Dec 7, 2020
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jul 13, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 9, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Jul 9, 2020
Woodall, Rob
· Jul 9, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7500: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7500/
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"H.R. 7500: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7500/.
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H.R. 7500, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7500/.
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