The War Powers Resolution: Relevant Documents, Correspondence, Reports, Volume 4 |
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120-day period 87 STAT April April 24 become the pending Carl Albert Chairman clearly indicated committee of conference Committee on Foreign concurrent resolution conference report CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES consultation declaration determine by yeas El Salvador enactment equipped for combat Executive Forces into hostilities Foreign Affairs Foreign Relations gress H.J. Res helicopters hostilities is clearly hostilities or situation House joint resolution House of Representatives House shall otherwise imminent involvement introduce United introduction of United involvement in hostilities Iran irregular military Joint Resolution 542 language legislation Mayaguez operation otherwise determine PAUL FINDLEY Powers Resolution President pro tempore Presidential rescue resolution or bill RICHARD FAIRBANKS Salvador Salvadoran section 4(b Senate amendment situations where imminent South Vietnam Speaker specific authorization specific statutory authorization three calendar days tion treaties U.S. Armed Forces U.S. citizens U.S. military personnel United States Armed unless such House voted War Powers Resolution yeas and nays ZABLOCKI
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Page 7 - To fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations.
Page 20 - ... 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 12. To raise and support armies ; but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. 13. To provide and maintain a navy.
Page 13 - Senate to the bill (HR 4961) to make miscellaneous changes in the tax laws, and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House and the Senate in explanation of the effect...
Page 7 - President, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate...
Page 10 - ... shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and such...
Page 8 - ... into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or 3. in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation...
Page 13 - Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances which authority he would not have had in the absence of this joint resolution.
Page 2 - President shall submit within 48 hours to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate a report, in writing, setting forth— A. the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces; B.
Page 17 - President, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the joint resolution as amended do pass. The amendments are as follows : On page 2, line 19, strike out "forty-eight" and insert in lieu thereof "seventy-two".
Page 9 - ... or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States. Such sixty-day period shall be extended for not more than an additional thirty days if the President determines and certifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military necessity respecting the safety of United States Armed Forces requires the continued use of such armed forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces.