United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 14 (112th)
A joint resolution declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.
Introduced
23 May 2011
Last action
—
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Declares that, as it pertains to the continuing armed engagement of the U.S. Armed Forces against the government of Libya, the President has exceeded the statutory time limits in the War Powers Resolution and is therefore in violation of the law. Calls on the President to seek a formal authorization from Congress to continue the mission in Libya and cease armed engagement against the government of Libya until further action is authorized by Congress.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 24 May 2011
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 24 May 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 May 2011
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/14
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/sjres/14