The No More Presidential Wars Act was co-sponsored in the

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on September 13, 2018, by

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(D-HI) and the late congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) as an effort to “reclaim the responsibility

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has ndto be the body that declares war, to end these presidential wars that are being fought without the authorization of Congress.”

Description

Per the proposed bill's summary, it:

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the
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is required to: (1) seek congressional authorization prior to any engagement of the
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against Syria,
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, or
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; and (2) consult with Congress before introducing the U.S. Armed Forces into situations of hostilities. Expresses the sense of the House that the use of the U.S. Armed Forces without congressional authorization is illegal and unconstitutional.

Gabbard added that they co-sponsored this bill to “reclaim the responsibility Congress has ndto be the body that declares war, to end these presidential wars that are being fought without the authorization of Congress." The

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supported the bill and recalled the War Powers Act to that effect. Barry Ladendorf, a director of the

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, and

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under

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, also expressed their support. The bill was referred to the

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References

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