Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the duration of authorizations of the use of force.

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Under the amendment, any law Congress passes after the amendment is ratified that authorizes U.S. military force outside the United States, without a declaration of war in effect, would end five years after it is enacted, or earlier if the law sets an earlier end date. The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if legislatures in three-fourths of the states ratify it within seven years after it is sent to them.

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Sponsors

• Tom Barrett Republican sponsor
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