[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3430-S3431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6278. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

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     SEC. 1271. MODIFICATION OF WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE LEGAL JUSTIFICATION.

       Section 4(a) of the War Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any legal opinion, memorandum, or analysis provided 
     to any other office or agency, or person in any other office 
     or agency, in the Executive Branch, including any office in 
     the Department of Justice, the National Security Council, the 
     White House, or the Executive Office of the President, 
     relating to the introduction of United States Armed 
     Forces.''.
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