War Powers Resolution

War Powers Resolution
Long title	Joint resolution concerning the War powers of Congress and the President.
Enacted by	the 93rd United States Congress
Effective	November 7, 1973
Citations
Public law	93-148
Statutes at Large	87 Stat. 555
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.J.Res. 542 by Clement J. Zablocki (D-WI) on May 3, 1973; Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs; Passed the House on July 18, 1973 (244–170); Passed the Senate on July 20, 1973 (75–20); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 4, 1973; agreed to by the Senate on October 10, 1973 (75–20) and by the House on October 12, 1973 (238–122); Vetoed by President Richard Nixon on October 24, 1973; Overridden by the House on November 7, 1973 (284–135); Overridden by the Senate and became law on November 7, 1973 (75–18);

The War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. ch. 33) is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. The resolution was adopted in the form of a United States congressional joint resolution. It provides that the president can send the U.S. Armed Forces into action abroad only by declaration of war by Congress, "statutory authorization", or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces".

The bill was introduced by Clement Zablocki, a Democratic congressman representing Wisconsin's 4th district. The bill had bipartisan support and was co-sponsored by a number of U.S. military veterans.^[1] The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States. The resolution was passed by two-thirds each of the House and Senate, overriding the veto of President Richard Nixon.

It has been alleged that the War Powers Resolution has been violated in the past. However, Congress has disapproved all such incidents, and no allegations have resulted in successful legal actions taken against a president.^[2]

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