HJRES 49 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution

Introduced Mar 15, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Justin Amash R-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 15, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 15, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution - Directs the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan: (1) by no later than 30 days after this joint resolution is enacted; or (2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove them by such date, by no later than December 31, 2011, or such earlier date that the President determines that they can be safely removed.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2011 to Mar 29, 2011, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Mar 15, 2011
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich	Original	Mar 15, 2011
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Mar 15, 2011
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Mar 15, 2011
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark		Mar 29, 2011
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Mar 29, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House
Mar 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HCONRES 28	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.	Related bill	Mar 17, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House

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