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H.J.Res. 157 (101st): War Powers Amendments of 1989

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To amend the War Powers Resolution.

The resolution’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 28, 1989
101st Congress (1989–1990)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on February 28, 1989, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Sponsor

Peter DeFazio

Representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district

Democrat

Source
Congress.gov

History

Feb 18, 1988
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 462 (100th).
Feb 28, 1989
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 27, 1993
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 284 (103rd).
Jun 16, 1995
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 95 (104th).
Mar 24, 1999
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 42 (106th).
Apr 7, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 55 (112th).
Sep 11, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 60 (113th).
Dec 15, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 77 (114th).
Jun 19, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.J.Res. 66.

H.J.Res. 157 (101st) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 157. This is the one from the 101st Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 101st Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1989 to Oct 28, 1990. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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