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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:War_Powers_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:1973_in_American_law
gptkb:United_States_federal_defense_and_national_security_legislation
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gptkbp:citation
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military actions in Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Syria
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:50_U.S.C._§§_1541–1548
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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various U.S. presidents
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1973
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court_cases
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gptkbp:effect
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disputed
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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has been questioned
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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War Powers Resolution of 1973
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:limitsMilitaryEngagementTo
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60 days without congressional authorization
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gptkbp:publicLawNumber
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gptkb:Public_Law_93-148
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gptkbp:purpose
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to check the president's power to commit the United States to armed conflict without the consent of Congress
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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United States Constitution Article I, Section 8
United States Constitution Article II, Section 2
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gptkbp:requiresPresidentToNotifyCongressWithin
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48 hours of committing armed forces to military action
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gptkbp:requiresWithdrawalWithin
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30 days if Congress does not authorize use of military force
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gptkbp:section
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Section 10: Effective Date
Section 2: Purpose and Policy
Section 3: Presidential Consultation
Section 4: Reporting Requirement
Section 5: Congressional Action
Section 6: Congressional Priority
Section 7: Interpretation
Section 8: Statutory Construction
Section 9: Separability Clause
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Nixon
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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legal challenges
constitutional debates
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gptkbp:vetoedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Article_I,_Section_8,_Clause_11_of_U.S._Constitution
gptkb:Presidential_War_Power
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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