Cooper–Church Amendment
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The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cooper–Church Amendment canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal legislation
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Vietnam War–era measure ⓘ amendment ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
preventing introduction of U.S. ground combat troops into Cambodia
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prohibiting U.S. support for Cambodian forces beyond specified limits ⓘ |
| appliesTo | U.S. Department of Defense funding ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Senate foreign policy activism during the Vietnam War
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congressional antiwar movement ⓘ |
| concerns | use of U.S. forces in Cambodia without explicit congressional authorization ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Frank Church
NERFINISHED
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John Sherman Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step toward later War Powers Resolution debates
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major congressional challenge to presidential war powers during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to hasten the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
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to reassert congressional control over war-making powers ⓘ |
| legalForm | amendment to appropriations legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| limited |
funding for U.S. military activities in Cambodia not directly related to troop withdrawal or safety
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use of U.S. ground forces in Cambodia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Frank Church
NERFINISHED
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John Sherman Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Nixon administration
NERFINISHED
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pro-war senators ⓘ |
| opposedExpansionOf | American military operations in Cambodia ⓘ |
| policyArea |
defense appropriations
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foreign policy ⓘ war powers ⓘ |
| presidentialAdministrationContext | Richard Nixon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to curb presidential authority over the conduct of the Vietnam War
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to limit funding for expansion of American military activities in Southeast Asia ⓘ to restrict U.S. military operations in Cambodia ⓘ |
| regionConcerned |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. incursion into Cambodia in 1970
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congressional backlash against expansion of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| seeksToPrevent | open-ended U.S. ground war in Cambodia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates over constitutional separation of powers in war-making
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scholarship on congressional limits on the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| supportedBy | antiwar senators ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction |
funding restriction
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geographic limitation on military operations ⓘ |
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