To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for the limitation on Federal funding in contravention of the requirements of the War Powers Resolution.
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Latest Action · July 27, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
This bill amends the War Powers Resolution, a 1973 law that requires the president to notify Congress before committing armed forces to military action. The legislation adds a financial enforcement mechanism by prohibiting the Department of Defense and all other federal agencies from spending money on military operations that violate the War Powers Resolution's requirements. The bill includes two exceptions that would allow spending without War Powers compliance in cases of imminent attacks on the United States, its territories, possessions, armed forces, or an allied nation. The measure was introduced by Representative John Larson of Connecticut on July 27, 2026, and was referred to the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees for consideration. Essentially, this bill uses the federal budget as a tool to enforce existing congressional war powers by cutting off funding for military actions that bypass the notification and approval process Congress established decades ago.
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