Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2023
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What This Bill Does
This bill requires that military force authorizations and declarations of war stop working after a set time period. New authorizations would last 10 years, while authorizations that already exist would stop after 6 months from when this bill becomes law.
Who It Affects
Congress (the Senate and House of Representatives), which passes military authorizations and declarations of war.
Key Provisions
• Any new military force authorization or war declaration passed after this bill becomes law will automatically stop working 10 years after it is passed (Sec. 2(a))
• Any military force authorization or war declaration that was already in effect before this bill becomes law will automatically stop working 6 months after this bill is passed (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
If this becomes law, military authorizations will have expiration dates instead of lasting indefinitely. Existing authorizations would end 6 months after the law passes. Future authorizations would expire after exactly 10 years unless Congress passes a new one.
Important Definitions
None defined in the bill text.
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