Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2025

United States119th CongressS-804Senate
Updated: Feb 27, 2025

Summary

This legislation establishes a framework for the automatic termination of congressional authorizations for the use of military force and declarations of war. Its primary goal is to ensure greater accountability and prevent prolonged military engagements without periodic reauthorization. Specifically, any new authorization for military force or declaration of war enacted after this bill becomes law would automatically expire 10 years after its enactment date. Furthermore, all existing authorizations for the use of military force or declarations of war that were enacted prior to this bill's passage would terminate within 6 months of this Act's enactment.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1431)

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