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119-s-804119th Congress

Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Introduced

Summary

Creates automatic sunsets for authorizations for the use of military force and declarations of war. This bill would convert all existing and future war authorizations into time-limited authorities.

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  • Existing authorizations enacted before this law would terminate six months after enactment, removing those long-running statutory authorities unless Congress acts.
  • Any authorization or declaration enacted after this law would expire 10 years after its enactment, requiring Congress to reauthorize beyond that window.
  • The bill includes no funding, enforcement mechanisms, exceptions, or transition procedures. It only sets termination schedules for each authorization.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Sunset limits on military authorizations

This bill would make all current and future congressional authorizations for military force end after fixed time limits. Authorizations enacted before this bill would end 6 months after the bill's enactment. Any authorization enacted after this bill would end 10 years after its own enactment. If enacted, this could limit how long the U.S. can legally carry out military actions without new congressional approval. The bill does not create exceptions, funding, or transition rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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