Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons
Long title	An original joint resolution to authorize the limited and specified use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria.
Nicknames	Syria Resolution
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S.J.Res 21 by Bob Menendez (D–NJ) on September 6, 2013; Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;

The Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons (S.J.Res. 21) is a United States Senate Joint Resolution that would have authorized President Barack Obama to use the American military to intervene in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. The bill was filed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on September 6, 2013 in a specially scheduled pro forma Senate session that took place during the last week of the August recess.^[1] The bill would have authorized only 60 days of military action, with the possibility of a one-time extension of 30 days.^[2] The bill would have specifically prohibited the use of ground troops. However, this bill never received a floor vote in either the House or Senate.^[2]

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