Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution
Latest action · Feb 2, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution
Authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the territory of the Republic of Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic. States that such territorial limitation shall not apply to U.S. Armed Forces training indigenous Syrian or regional military forces for the purpose of combating ISIL.
States that:
- such authority does not authorize the deployment of ground forces in a combat role;
- "ground forces in a combat role" do not include special operations forces or other forces that may be deployed in a training, advisory, search and rescue, or intelligence capacity; and
- such authority shall terminate three years after enactment of this resolution.
Declares that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to the War Powers Resolution.
Directs the President to report to Congress at least once every 60 days on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted by this resolution and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required over the next 60 days.
Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Repeals, effective three years after enactment of this resolution, the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Feb 2, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
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- Feb 2, 2015Introduced in House
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