What is War Powers Resolution?
The '''War Powers Resolution''' (also known as the '''War Powers Resolution of 1973''' or the '''War Powers Act''') ([[Title 50 of the United States Code|50 U.S.C.]] 1541–1548)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode50/usc_sup_01_50_10_33.html|title=50 U.S. Code Chapter 33 - WAR POWERS RESOLUTION|publisher=}}</ref> is a [[Law of the United States|federal law]] planned to check the [[U.S. President|U.S. president]]'s power to commit the United States to an [[armed conflict]] without the approval of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. The resolution was adopted in the form of a United States congressional [[joint resolution]]. It says that the [[President of the United States|president]] can send the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] into action abroad only by [[declaration of war]] by [[United States Congress|Congress]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:United States federal legislation]] {{US-stub}}