U.S. War Powers Resolution

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United States federal law war powers statute

The U.S. War Powers Resolution is a 1973 federal law intended to limit the president’s ability to commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without congressional authorization, enacted in response to concerns raised by the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
War Powers Resolution 9
War Powers Resolution of 1973 3
War Powers Act 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
war powers statute ⓘ
affects war powers of the President of the United States ⓘ
war powers of the United States Congress ⓘ
appliesTo United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: U.S. armed forces
authorizes Congress to direct removal of U.S. armed forces engaged in hostilities through a concurrent resolution ⓘ
codifiedAt 50 U.S.C. §§ 1541–1548 ⓘ
codifiedIn United States Code ⓘ
congressionalView mechanism to reassert congressional authority over decisions to use military force ⓘ
constitutionalBasisClaimed Article I war powers of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1973-11-07 ⓘ
defines circumstances under which the president may introduce U.S. armed forces into hostilities ⓘ
enactedIn 93rd United States Congress ⓘ
historicalContext Vietnam War ⓘ
imposesTimeLimit 60 days for unauthorized hostilities ⓘ
additional 30-day withdrawal period for U.S. armed forces absent congressional authorization ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
limits presidential authority to engage U.S. armed forces in hostilities without a declaration of war ⓘ
presidential authority to engage U.S. armed forces in hostilities without a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces ⓘ
presidential authority to engage U.S. armed forces in hostilities without specific statutory authorization ⓘ
presidentialView often regarded by presidents as an unconstitutional infringement on executive power ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 93-148 ⓘ
purpose to ensure the collective judgment of both Congress and the president in decisions to introduce U.S. armed forces into hostilities ⓘ
to limit the president’s ability to commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without congressional authorization ⓘ
reasonForEnactment congressional concern over presidential expansion of war-making powers during the Vietnam War ⓘ
requires periodic reports from the president to Congress on the status of hostilities involving U.S. armed forces ⓘ
president to consult with Congress before introducing U.S. armed forces into hostilities or situations of imminent hostilities ⓘ
president to report to Congress when U.S. armed forces are introduced into foreign territory while equipped for combat ⓘ
president to report to Congress when U.S. armed forces are substantially enlarged in a foreign nation where they are already stationed ⓘ
president to report to Congress within 48 hours of introducing U.S. armed forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities ⓘ
section 50 U.S.C. § 1541 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1542 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1543 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1544 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1545 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1546 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1547 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1548 ⓘ
shortName U.S. War Powers Resolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: War Powers Act

U.S. War Powers Resolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: War Powers Resolution
subjectMatter foreign relations law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
use of military force ⓘ
vetoedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
vetoOverride United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
vetoOverrideDate 1973-11-07 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1973 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vietnam War → politicalImpact → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
National Emergencies Act → relatedTo → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
93rd United States Congress → enacted → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
U.S. War Powers Resolution → shortName → U.S. War Powers Resolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
U.S. War Powers Resolution → shortName → U.S. War Powers Resolution self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Act
NEA → relatedTo → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
subject surface form: National Emergencies Act
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
Public Law 94-412 → relatedTo → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
President of the United States as Commander in Chief of the militia of the several states when called into federal service → limitedBy → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers of Congress
Emergency Alert System in the United States → legalBasis → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
subject surface form: Emergency Alert System (United States)
this entity surface form: War Powers Act authorities
War Powers Act of 1941 → isDistinctFrom → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution of 1973
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution → influenced → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution of 1973
50 U.S.C. § 1547 → partOf → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
Public Law 93-148 → shortName → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
Public Law 93-148 → alsoKnownAs → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Act
United States national security law → keyStatute → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
Public Law 107-40 → relatedTo → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution
National Command Authority → subjectTo → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution (in practice and interpretation)
War Powers Clauses → relatedLegislation → U.S. War Powers Resolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Powers Resolution of 1973