Public Law 93-148

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Public Law 93-148 is the formal statutory designation of the U.S. War Powers Resolution, a 1973 federal law intended to limit the president’s authority to commit U.S. forces to armed conflict without congressional approval.

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Public Law 93-148 canonical 2
Pub.L. 93-148 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
War Powers Resolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs War Powers Act ⓘ
appliesTo United States Armed Forces ⓘ
appliesWhen U.S. armed forces are introduced into hostilities or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated ⓘ
U.S. armed forces are introduced into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign nation while equipped for combat ⓘ
U.S. armed forces are substantially enlarged in a foreign nation where they are already stationed ⓘ
branchAffected executive branch of the United States ⓘ
branchEmpowered legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSections 50 U.S.C. §§ 1541–1548 ⓘ
constitutionalBasisClaimed Article I powers of Congress over war and the armed forces ⓘ
contestedBy several U.S. presidents as an unconstitutional infringement on executive power ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1973-11-07 ⓘ
datePassedByHouse 1973-10-12 ⓘ
datePassedBySenate 1973-10-10 ⓘ
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress ⓘ
houseVetoOverrideDate 1973-11-07 ⓘ
houseVetoOverrideVote 284-135 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeHistoryNote enacted over presidential veto ⓘ
limits presidential authority to introduce U.S. forces into hostilities without congressional authorization ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Richard Nixon ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 93-148 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 93-148
purpose to ensure the collective judgment of both Congress and the president in decisions to introduce U.S. forces into hostilities ⓘ
to limit the president’s authority to commit U.S. armed forces to hostilities without congressional authorization ⓘ
region United States ⓘ
reportingDeadline within 48 hours of introducing U.S. armed forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities ⓘ
requires periodic reports to Congress while U.S. forces remain engaged in hostilities ⓘ
presidential consultation with Congress before introducing U.S. forces into hostilities when possible ⓘ
requiresConsultationWith United States Congress ⓘ
requiresReportTo United States Congress ⓘ
senateVetoOverrideDate 1973-11-07 ⓘ
senateVetoOverrideVote 75-18 ⓘ
shortName War Powers Resolution ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 87 Stat. 555 ⓘ
stillInForce true ⓘ
subjectMatter separation of powers ⓘ
use of military force ⓘ
war powers ⓘ
timeLimitOnForces 60 days without specific congressional authorization ⓘ
typeOfControl statutory check on presidential war-making power ⓘ
vetoedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
vetoOverriddenBy United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
withdrawalGracePeriod additional 30 days for safe withdrawal absent congressional authorization ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. War Powers Resolution → publicLawNumber → Public Law 93-148 ⓘ
50 U.S.C. § 1547 → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 93-148 ⓘ
Public Law 93-148 → publicLawNumber → Pub.L. 93-148 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 93-148