WARD Act
Latest action · May 8, 2014 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
War Authorization Review and Determination Act or WARD Act - Directs the President: (1) to submit to Congress a report setting forth each operation or other action that is being carried out pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force; and (2) within 60 days after such a report is submitted, to terminate each operation or action described in the report unless a joint resolution approving such operation or action has been enacted.
Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force 240 days after enactment of this Act and provides that such repeal shall apply to each operation or other action being carried out pursuant to such Authorization initiated before such date.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | May 8, 2014 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 19, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 19, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 8, 2014 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred May 8, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Introduced in House
- May 8, 2014Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4016.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- War Authorization Review and Determination Act
- WARD Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
