3.0.0 1212 2023-01-11T13:20:17Z 2023-01-11T13:20:17Z House H HR 2011-03-29 112 [Pages H2037-H2038]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMASH:H.R. 1212.[[Page H2038]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitutionstates that Congress shall have the power ``To declare War,''``To raise and support Armies,'' ``To provide and maintain aNavy,'' and ``To make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces.'' Although the Constitution'sArticle II, Section 2 designates the President as ``Commanderin Chief,'' that title does not empower the President toorder congressionally unauthorized force when the UnitedStates has not been attacked or is not in imminent danger ofattack. This bill reclaims Congress's core constitutionalprerogative to control when offensive military force is used.]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-29T18:00:10Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-29T18:00:05Z 2011-03-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-03-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 N C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2011-03-29 True J000285 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] TIMOTHY JOHNSON R IL V. 15 2011-03-29 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2011-03-29 True P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2011-03-29 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-03-30 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2011-03-30 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2011-03-31 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-03-31 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2011-03-31 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 20 2011-03-31 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2011-04-01 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2011-04-06 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2011-04-06 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2011-04-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Africa Congressional oversight Defense spending Libya Middle East Military operations and strategy Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents War and emergency powers Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-03-29 Introduced in House 2011-04-06T19:05:29Z Restoring Essential constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military Act or RECLAIM Act - Directs the President to cease the use of force in, or directed at, Libya by U.S. Armed Forces, unless a subsequent Act specifically authorizes such use of force.

Prohibits any funds available to any U.S. department or agency from being used for such use of force, unless a subsequent Act specifically so authorizes.

]]> Restoring Essential constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military Act Display Title Restoring Essential constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military Act Official Title as Introduced To require the cessation of the use of force in, or directed at, the country of Libya by the United States Armed Forces unless a subsequent Act specifically authorizes such use of force. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Essential constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military Act Short Titles as Introduced RECLAIM Act Introduced in House 2011-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1212ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1212ih.xml 2011-03-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.