Constitutionality of War Powers Resolution (1973)
Image: President Clinton poses for a photograph with US service member at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo on November 23, 1999.
The purpose of the War Powers Act is “to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities…”
Records from the Clinton Library concern Congressional leadership and consistent application of the War Powers Act, lawsuits alleging violation of this Act, and proposed amendments and directives to the War Powers Act.
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2008-0995-F : War Powers Resolution
2019-0154-F : War Powers