Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 49.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AMASH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1843):
  Art. I, Sect. 8, Cl. 14 of the Constitution (authorizing Congress to ``make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces''). Art. I, Sect. 8, Cl. 11 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to ``declare War.'' Congress did not properly declare war in Afghanistan, and this resolution takes corrective action.
  Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  331 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 49, 112th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hjres/49

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 14, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 25, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  50b0dc94005480bda8807b1d3eefcd82a3dc6460cf8845cabae755df43b12f1f

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 49, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.