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HR 1619 98th Congress House International Affairs American military assistance Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Congress and Members of Congress Congressional-Presidential relations El Salvador Evacuation of civilians Presidential powers Presidents and Vice Presidents War and emergency powers

War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1983

Introduced: February 23, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Feb 23, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 23, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1983 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to prohibit the use of U.S. armed forces in El Salvador for combat unless: (1) Congress has declared war or enacted specific authorization for such use of U.S. armed forces; (2) the armed forces are necessary to meet a clear and present danger of attack upon the United States; or (3) they are necessary to meet a clear and present danger to U.S. citizens and to evacuate the U.S. citizens. Requires the President to describe in a report to Congress the grounds for sending the troops into El Salvador if they were not sent pursuant to a declaration of war or a specific congressional authorization.

What's happening now March 3, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 18, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 18, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1619: War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1619/
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"H.R. 1619: War Powers Resolution Amendments of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1619/.
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H.R. 1619, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1619/.
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