H.R. 9964: To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for the limitation on Federal funding in contravention of the requirements of the War Powers Resolution.

This bill would change the War Powers Resolution, which is the law that limits when the President can use U.S. armed forces in hostilities without congressional approval.

What it would do

It would add a new rule saying that federal money cannot be used by the Department of Defense or any other federal agency to:

• send U.S. armed forces into hostilities,
• send them into situations where hostilities are clearly imminent, or
• continue using them in those situations,

if doing so would violate the War Powers Resolution.

Exceptions

The funding restriction would not apply if U.S. forces are being used to respond to:

• a national emergency caused by an imminent attack on the United States, its territories, possessions, or armed forces, or
• an imminent attack on a U.S. ally or partner.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill would make it harder for the executive branch to use federal funds for military action that Congress has not authorized under the War Powers Resolution. It would create a direct budgetary restriction alongside the existing legal limits on military deployment in certain conflict situations.

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