IA 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 52 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Kim of New Jersey , Ms. Kuster , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. Allred , Mr. Phillips , Mr. Crow , and Mr. Carson ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , and Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 JOINT RESOLUTION To repeal and replace the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Whereas the Constitution vests Congress with the sole authority to declare war and authorize the use of military force; Whereas Congress has not updated the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) since it was enacted into law seven days after the attacks of September 11, 2001; Whereas the Authorization for Use of Military Force has been expanded to authorize the use of military force against entities that did not exist at the time of those attacks; Whereas the United States remains ready to defend itself, when necessary, against armed attack, or the imminent threat of such an attack, by foreign terrorist groups; and Whereas Congress recognizes that the members of the United States Armed Forces and all other Americans deserve to know whether the deployment of the Armed Forces for the use of military force under a congressional authorization remains necessary and aligned with current threats: Now, therefore, be it