Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Syria.
Summary
This concurrent resolution would require the President to withdraw all United States Armed Forces from Syria within 15 days of the measure’s passage. The bill invokes the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which allows Congress to direct the removal of troops from hostilities if there has been no formal declaration of war or specific statutory authorization.
If enacted, the practical impact would be the immediate end of the U.S. military presence in Syria, which has primarily been focused on counter-ISIS operations. While the resolution was introduced to prompt a debate on the legal authority for long-term overseas deployments, it failed to pass the House of Representatives in March 2023 and did not become law.
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