HR 2840 · 93th Congress · Congressional-executive relations
A bill to provide congressional due process in questions of war powers as required by the Constitution of the United States.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1973-01-24)
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Provides that no person inducted for training and service in the Armed Forces shall be assigned, without his express consent, to serve in any area of armed conflict in which the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged except during a period of a war declared by Congress, or except under the following conditions: (1) upon determination by the President that a situation exists which requires the immediate dispatch of the Armed Forces of the United States into an area of armed conflict, he may dispatch such forces as he deems necessary or appropriate, with or without the express consent of the Congress, and so employ those forces for a period of ninety consecutive days commencing on the date of first dispatch; (2) at the close of the ninety-day period specified above persons inducted may continue to serve in such area of armed conflict for an additional period of ninety consecutive days if Congress adopts a concurrent resolution in support of continued employment of the Armed Forces of the United States in such area; and (3) the President shall insure the ability to evacuate all Armed Forces of the United States from such area of armed conflict and so execute that evacuation bef…
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Cosponsors (14)
13 Democrats1 Republican