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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4428 

To amend the War Powers Resolution to transfer to the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives the responsibilities assigned under such Resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 

Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. BYRNE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the War Powers Resolution to transfer to the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the responsibilities assigned under such Resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER 

2 WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO HOUSE COM3 MITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES. 

4 (a) REFERRAL OF REPORT BY PRESIDENT.—Section 

5 5(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(a)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

7 the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 

8 on Armed Services of the House of Representatives’’. 

9 (b) PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF JOINT

10 RESOLUTIONS OR BILLS.—Section 6(a) of the War Pow11 ers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1545(a)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep13 resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Armed Serv14 ices of the House of Representatives’’. 

15 (c) PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONCUR16 RENT RESOLUTIONS.—Section 7(a) of the War Powers 

17 Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546(a)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep19 resentatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Armed Serv20 ices of the House of Representatives’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDING RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTA2 TIVES TO TRANSFER JURISDICTION FOR 

3 BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS 

4 RELATING TO INTERVENTION ABROAD AND 

5 DECLARATIONS OF WAR. 

6 (a) TRANSFER TO COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERV7 ICES.—Clause 1(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

8 of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(17) Intervention abroad and declarations 

11 of war.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause 1(i) of rule 

13 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 

14 by striking subparagraph (9) and redesignating the suc15 ceeding subparagraphs accordingly. 

16 (c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—This 

17 section is enacted by Congress— 

18 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

19 House of Representatives, and as such it is deemed 

20 a part of the Rules of the House, and it supersedes 

21 other Rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 

22 with such Rules; and 

23 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

24 right of the House of Representatives to change the 

25 Rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the 


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1 same extent as in the case of any other Rule of the 

2 House. 

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