Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This proposed constitutional amendment would require that any Act of Congress (after ratification) authorizing the use of U.S. military force outside the United States, when not accompanied by a declaration of war, automatically expire on the earlier of five years after enactment or the authorization’s own termination date.
Constitutional amendments rarely pass; despite narrow clarity, securing two-thirds in both chambers and three-fourths state ratification is a very high bar.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill crisply imposes a prospective constitutional limit on the duration of future congressional authorizations of the use of military force outside the United States, but it leaves several practical and definitional gaps unaddressed.
Liberals prioritize restoring congressional oversight; conservatives prioritize military flexibility.
Liberals prioritize restoring congressional oversight; conservatives prioritize military flexibility.
Likely supportive.
Seen as restoring Congress’s Article I war powers and limiting open‑ended military commitments.
Viewed as a structural check on executive unilateralism and perpetual deployments.
Cautiously favorable but pragmatic.
Values restoring legislative oversight, while worrying about operational flexibility and burdens on Congress.
Would seek clearly defined exceptions and implementation details.
Likely skeptical or opposed.
Sees the amendment as limiting executive flexibility, weakening deterrence, and politicizing national security decisions.
Some conservatives favor congressional primacy but worry about practical harms.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Constitutional amendments rarely pass; despite narrow clarity, securing two-thirds in both chambers and three-fourths state ratification is a very high bar.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals prioritize restoring congressional oversight; conservatives prioritize military flexibility.
Constitutional amendments rarely pass; despite narrow clarity, securing two-thirds in both chambers and three-fourths state ratification is…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill crisply imposes a prospective constitutional limit on the duration of future congressional authorizations of the use of military force outside the United States, but…
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