National War Powers Commission Report
Source: National War Powers Commission, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

The Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher, today recommended that Congress repeal the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and substitute a new statute that would provide for more meaningful consultation between the president and Congress on matters of war.

In a report released today after 13 months of study, the Commission concluded that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 has failed to promote cooperation between the two branches of government and recommended that Congress pass a new statute – the War Powers Consultation Act of 2009 – that would establish a clear process on decisions to go to war. The Miller Center impaneled the National War Powers Commission in February 2007. This bipartisan commission met seven times, interviewing more than 40 witnesses about the respective war powers of the president and Congress.

+ Full Report (PDF; 947 KB)
+ Web Appendices to the Final Report (PDFs)
+ Commission at a Glance (PDF; 35 KB)
+ Commission Biographies
+ Press Coverage

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