A joint resolution declaring that the President violated the Constitutional prerogative of the Congress to declare war when he ordered United States Armed Forces to invade Grenada on October 25, 1983, and requiring immediate withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Grenada.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 October 1983

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

Summary

States that the President violated article I, section 8 of the Constitution when he ordered U.S. armed forces to invade Grenada. Directs the withdrawal of such forces from Grenada. Prohibits funds appropriated by Congress to be expended for the continued presence of such forces on Grenada unless such funds are used to implement the withdrawal of such forces from Grenada.

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summary · EN · 28 October 1983
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-joint-resolution/406
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