Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Latest action · Dec 13, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
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.
- IntroducedDec 13, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or associated persons or forces.
Declares that this resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
States that the authority granted by this resolution does not authorize use of the U.S. Armed Forces for ground combat operations except as necessary:
- for the protection or rescue of U.S. Armed Forces members or U.S. citizens from imminent danger posed by ISIL; or
- to conduct missions not intended to result in ground combat operations by U.S. forces, such as intelligence collection and sharing, enabling kinetic strikes, operational planning, or other forms of advice and assistance to forces fighting ISIL in Iraq or Syria.
Terminates such military use authorization in three years.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Reported as an original measure Dec 14, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Dec 13, 2014Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Menendez with a preamble. With written report No. 113-323. Minority views filed.
- Dec 13, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42699 | The War Powers Resolution: Concepts and Practice Archived | Report | Mar 8, 2019 |
| R43760 | A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Issues and Current Proposals Archived | Report | Feb 21, 2017 |
| R43983 | 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application Archived | Report | Apr 14, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 42 | Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant | Related bill | Sep 8, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original joint resolution to authorize the limited use of the United States Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Syria
- Terrorism
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
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 resolution 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.
