,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjai,mr4 ,himes 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rouda1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1   
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4       
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,cooper1  
,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4    
,welch1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1  
and ,mr4 ,schrader7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services1 and ,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     
prohibit funds available for the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces to be obligated 
or expended for introduction of ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces into hostilities1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    

title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,reclamation of ,war ,powers ,act4  #b4 
,purpose and policy  7a7 ,it is the     
purpose of this ,act to fulfill the     
intent of the ,framers of the           
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 ensure that the collective judgment of 
both ,congress and the ,president will  
apply to the introduction of ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces into hostilities1
 or into situations where imminent      
involvement in hostilities is clearly   
indicated by the circumstances1 and to  
the continued use of such forces in     
hostilities or in such situations4  7b7 
,under article ,i1 section #h1 of the   
,constitution1 it is specifically       
provided that ,congress shall have the  
power to make all laws necessary and    
proper for carrying into execution1 not 
only its own powers but also all other  
powers vested by the ,constitution in   
the ,government of the ,united ,states1 
or in any department or officer thereof4
  7c7 ,the constitutional powers of the 

,president as ,commander-in-,chief to   
deploy ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
into hostilities1 or into situations    
where imminent involvement in           
hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
circumstances1 may be exercised only    
pursuant to--  7#a7 a declaration of    
war2  7#b7 specific statutory           
authorization2 or  7#c7 a national      
emergency created by attack or imminent 
threat of attack upon the ,united       
,states1 its territories or possessions1
 or its ,armed ,forces4  #c4 ,limitation
 on use of funds  7a7 ,limitation  7#a7 
,in general ,no funds available for the 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces may be   
obligated or expended for introduction  
of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces into  
hostilities1 or into situations where   
imminent involvement in hostilities is  
clearly indicated by the circumstances1 
in the absence of--  7,a7 a declaration 
of war2  7,b7 specific statutory        
authorization2 or  7,c7 a national      
emergency created by an attack or       

imminent threat of attack upon the      
,united ,states1 its territories or     
possessions1 or the ,armed ,forces4     
7#b7 ,additional limitation relating to 
national emergency ,funds available for 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces may  
be obligated or expended for            
introduction of ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces into hostilities1 or into       
situations where imminent involvement in
 hostilities is clearly indicated by the
 circumstances1 by reason of a national 
emergency created by an attack or       
imminent threat of attack upon the      
,united ,states1 its territories or     
possessions1 or the ,armed ,forces only 
during the #fj-;day period beginning on 
such date of introduction of ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces4  7b7            
,prohibition on consideration of bill or
 joint resolution in violation of       
subsection 7a7  7#a7 ,in general ,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  7#b7      
,enactment as exercise of rulemaking    
power of ,house of ,representatives and 
,senate ,this subsection is enacted by  
,congress-- 7,a7 as an exercise of the  
rulemaking power of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,senate1       
respectively1 and as such are deemed a  
part of the rules of each ,house1       
respectively1 and such procedures       
supersede other rules only to the extent
 that they are inconsistent with such   
other rules2 and  7,b7 with full        
recognition of the constitutional right 
of either ,house to change the rules 7so
 far as relating to the procedure of    
that ,house7 at any time1 in the same   
manner1 and to the same extent as in the
 case of any other rule of that ,house4 
#d4 ,reporting requirements  7a7 ,report
 relating to declaration of war or      
specific statutory authorization  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,president shall1 in   
the case of a declaration of war or     

specific authorization for introduction 
of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces into  
hostilities1 or into situations where   
imminent involvement in hostilities is  
clearly indicated by the circumstances1 
submit to ,congress a report on the     
following3  7,a7 ,an analysis of the    
threat to be countered by the use of the
 ,armed ,forces4  7,b7 ,the specific    
objectives and justification for such   
objectives to be achieved by the use of 
the ,armed ,forces4  7,c7 ,a description
 of the scope and duration1 cost1 and   
likelihood of success of the use of the 
,armed ,forces4  7#b7 ,deadlines ,the   
initial report required under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be submitted to ,congress not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
the enactment of a bill or joint        
resolution that provides for a          
declaration of war or specific          
authorization for introduction of       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces as       
described in paragraph 7#a71 and an     
update of such report shall be submitted

 to ,congress every #ij days thereafter 
until the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces
 are no longer engaged in hostilities or
 situations as described in paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,report relating to national 
emergency  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president shall1 in the case of        
introduction of ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces into hostilities1 or into       
situations where imminent involvement in
 hostilities is clearly indicated by the
 circumstances1 by reason of a national 
emergency created by an attack or       
imminent threat of attack upon the      
,united ,states1 its territories or     
possessions1 or the ,armed ,forces1     
submit to ,congress a report on the     
matters described in paragraphs 7#a71   
7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,deadline ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted to    
,congress not later than #dh hours after
 introduction of ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces into hostilities1 or into       
situations where imminent involvement in

 hostilities is clearly indicated by the
 circumstances1 as described in         
paragraph 7#a71 and an update of such   
report shall be submitted to ,congress  
not later than #fj days after the date  
of submission of the initial report4    
#e4 ,rules of construction ,nothing in  
this ,act may be construed-- 7#a7 to    
alter the constitutional authority of   
,congress or of the ,president1 or the  
provisions of existing treaties2 or     
7#b7 to apply to those activities       
approved and reported pursuant to       
section #ejc of the ,national ,security 
,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjic74    
#f4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term 
introduction of ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces includes the assignment of      
members of such ,armed ,forces to       
command1 coordinate1 participate in the 
movement of1 or accompany the regular or
 irregular military forces of any       
foreign country or government when such 
military forces are engaged1 or there   
exists an imminent threat that such     

forces will become engaged1 in          
hostilities4