War Powers Act Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-hr-2108
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2021-03-19
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations

Defense spending

Military operations and strategy

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>War Powers Act Enforcement Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution. That resolution provides procedures for Congress and the President to participate in decisions to send the Armed Forces into hostilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2108 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2021 Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Brown , Mr. Welch , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Cicilline , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Jacobs of California , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Kahele , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Wild , Ms. Jayapal , and Ms. Bass ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds in contravention of the War Powers Resolution.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Powers Act Enforcement Act . 2. Prohibition No Federal funds may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).