Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

This bill establishes that the joint resolution authorizing the use of military force after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shall not authorize the use of force in any country in which the Armed Forces are not engaged in hostilities under that authorization on the date this bill is passed.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7500 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7500

    To limit further expansion of the 2001 Authorization for Use of 
                Military Force, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2020

   Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Crow, Mr. Rooney of Florida, and 
  Mr. Yoho) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To limit further expansion of the 2001 Authorization for Use of 
                Military Force, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Limit on the Expansion of the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXPANSION OF THE 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
              MILITARY FORCE.

    The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 
U.S.C. 1541 note) may not be construed to provide authorization for the 
use of force, including under section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1544(b)), in any country in which United States Armed Forces 
are not engaged in hostilities pursuant to such Authorization as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed--
            (1) to deem the use of force in any country in which United 
        States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities as of the date 
        of the enactment of this Act as lawful or unlawful pursuant to 
        the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 
        50 U.S.C. 1541 note); or
            (2) as an authorization for use of military force.
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