US Congress House Bill 3709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 28-2)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-16 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

War Powers Reform Act - Amends the War Powers Resolution to direct the President in every possible instance to submit to Congress before introducing U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated a written report setting forth the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. Directs the President, in the absence of a declaration of war or a specific statutory authorization (currently, only in the absence of a declaration of war), to submit a written report to Congress within 48 hours when the Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or foreign nations under specified circumstances and requires that such report include the circumstances necessitating the introduction, the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place, and the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. Repeals an existing framework under which the President is required to terminate, within 60 days, subject to a possible 30-day extension, any use of Armed Forces with respect to which the President has submitted (or is required to submit) a report concerning the introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities in the absence of a declaration of war, unless: (1) Congress declares war or enacts specific authorization, (2) extends the 60-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States. Strikes provisions concerning congressional action to remove Armed Forces engaged in hostilities without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization. Replaces such framework with a process that prohibits funds available for the Armed Forces from being obligated or expended for introducing the Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated, in the absence of: (1) a declaration of war; (2) specific statutory authorization; or (3) a national emergency created by an attack or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces.

War Powers Reform Act

Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Rules
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2011-12-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB1609 (Related) 2011-04-15 - Referred to House Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3709/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3709/BILLS-112hr3709ih.pdf