{"id":597707,"date":"2021-07-20T10:50:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597707"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:50:36","slug":"bipartisan-trio-joins-forces-in-an-attempt-to-claw-back-war-powers-from-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-trio-joins-forces-in-an-attempt-to-claw-back-war-powers-from-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Trio Joins Forces In An Attempt To Claw Back War Powers From President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-trio-joins-forces-in-an-attempt-to-claw-back-war-powers-from-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"35.018473505105\">\n<p>A bipartisan Senate trio is seeking to reassert Congress\u2019 control over war authorizations and military power.<\/p>\n<p>Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Democratic Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chris Murphy of Connecticut introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphy.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/nspa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Security Powers Act<\/a> Tuesday, hoping to clamp down on presidential war powers that have expanded in recent years under presidents of both parties.<\/p>\n<p>The bill requires the president to end foreign hostilities if they are not approved by Congress 20 days after they begin and cuts off funding if a president continues to act without congressional authorization. It gives Congress authority over weapons sales and allows it to prohibit the sale of weapons at its discretion, after former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/06\/08\/rand-paul-plans-to-block-part-of-trumps-saudi-arms-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">irked lawmakers<\/a> with his repeated sales to Middle Eastern allies like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/06\/donald-trump-war-powers-act-veto-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Trump Vetoes Resolution Curbing His Ability To Attack Iran Without Congressional Approval)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7240596\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7240596\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7240596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sens. Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee and Chris Murphy speak after the Senate voted to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia&#039;s war in Yemen in December 2018. (MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-185x120.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-620x401-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-768x497-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-1536x994-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1072877578-2048x1326-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7240596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sens. Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee and Chris Murphy speak after the Senate voted to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia\u2019s war in Yemen in December 2018. (MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress would also have to approve national emergencies and renew them when necessary. The bill would bar the International Emergency Economic Powers Act from being used to implement tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would repeal all existing war authorizations, including the sweeping 2002 Authorized Use of Military Force that passed after the 9\/11 attacks. The House already voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/17\/house-repeal-2002-aumf-expanded-presidential-war-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">repeal the 2002 AUMF<\/a> in June, and the Senate is expected to follow suit later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/05\/white-house-jen-psaki-support-limit-bidens-war-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> several congressional efforts to reassert its authority over U.S. foreign interventions, but it is unclear whether he or Congress as a whole will endorse the trio\u2019s bill.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan Senate trio is seeking to reassert Congress\u2019 control over war authorizations and military power. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Democratic Sens. 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