,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,gibson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1 
,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4 ,brooks of         
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,duncan of
 ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4    
,fortenberry1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4          
,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,johnson  
of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,miller of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,nugent1 
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,rooney1 
,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,smith of 
,washington1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new        
,jersey1 and ,mr4 ,stivers7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,rules1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 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   
limit the use of funds for introduction 
of the ,armed ,forces into hostilities1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,war ,powers ,reform ,act4  #b4 ,purpose
 and policy ,section #b7;c7 of the ,war 
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aeda7;c77 is amended--  7#a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking are exercised and inserting may
 be exercised2 and  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by inserting after attack the     
following3 or imminent threat of attack4
  #c4 ,consultation and reporting       
,section #c of the ,war ,powers         
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedb7 is    
amended--  7#a7 in the heading1 by      
inserting and reporting after           
consultation2  7#b7 by striking ,the    
,president and inserting the following3 
7a7 ,consultation ,the ,president  2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7b7 ,reporting ,the         
,president in every possible instance   

shall submit to ,congress before        
introducing ,united ,states ,armed      
,forces into hostilities or into        
situations where imminent involvement in
 hostilities is clearly indicated by the
 circumstances a report1 in writing1    
setting forth the estimated scope and   
duration of the hostilities or          
involvement4  4  #d4 ,reporting ,section
 #d7;a7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a77 is amended by 
inserting or a specific statutory       
authorization after a declaration of    
war4  #e4 ,limitation on use of funds   
for introduction of ,armed ,forces into 
hostilities ,the ,war ,powers           
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 by striking    
sections #e1 #f1 and #g2  7#b7 by       
redesignating sections #h1 #i1 and #aj  
as sections #f1 #g1 and #h1             
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after section #d the following3  #e4    
limitation on use of funds  7a7 ,no     
funds available for the ,united ,states 

,armed ,forces may be obligated or      
expended for introduction of the ,armed 
,forces into hostilities1 or into       
situations where imminent involvement in
 hostilities is clearly indicated by the
 circumstances1 in the absence of a     
declaration of war1 specific statutory  
authorization1 or a national emergency  
created by an attack or imminent threat 
of attack upon the ,united ,states1 its 
territories or possessions1 or the      
,armed ,forces4  7b7 ,it shall not be in
 order in the ,house of ,representatives
 or the ,senate to consider any bill or 
joint resolution that would make funds  
available in violation of subsection    
7a74  4