Bills: HB8884 , HCR89

Keywords: Iran, war powers, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military force, Congressional authorization, declaration of war, AUMF, foreign policy, national security, self-defense, U.S. Armed Forces, Middle East, executive war powers, troop withdrawal, intelligence sharing, counterintelligence, diplomatic facilities, regional security, anti-war resolution

Bills: HB8322 , HR1175 , HR1156 , HB1689 , HR965 , HB6398 , HB6409 , HCR40

Keywords: FISA, foreign intelligence, surveillance, national security, privacy, intelligence, legal authority, tax cuts, working families, tax relief, income tax, healthcare, education, overtime pay, child tax credit, temporary protected status, Haiti, immigration, refugees, environmental regulations

Bills: HCR89 , HB1722 , HB7283 , HB8205 , HB7008 , HB8800

Keywords: Iran, war powers, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military force, Congressional authorization, declaration of war, AUMF, foreign policy, national security, self-defense, U.S. Armed Forces, Middle East, executive war powers, troop withdrawal, intelligence sharing, counterintelligence, diplomatic facilities, regional security, anti-war resolution

Bills: HR1156 , HB6398 , HB6409 , HR965 , HR1174 , HR1176 , HCR40

Keywords: tax cuts, working families, tax relief, income tax, healthcare, education, overtime pay, child tax credit, environmental regulations, EPA, clean air, reducing duplication, federal projects, Clean Air Act, emissions, air quality, international pollutants, economic impact, temporary protected status, Haiti

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• So three days after 9/11, the 2001 AUMF was passed.
• </c> military force often called AUMF. military force often called AUMF.
• </c><04:31:51.600><c> were</c> uh, the 2002 and the 1991 AUMFs were uh, the 2002 and the 1991 AUMFs were
• , 2002 and 2001 AUMFs.
• I have filed this covered by the AUMF.

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• The 2001 AUMF passed after 9/11.
• The 2002 AUMF was used to launch the invasion in 2003 and was finally repealed after 20 years.
• But the 2001 AUMF lingers, the blank check for presidents of any party that has that power.
• But there's been subsequent, like the AUMF, authorization...
• But there's been subsequent, like the AUMF, authorization for the use of military force.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Summary: The committee held a hybrid public hearing on seven House bills and seven Senate bills related to the Massachusetts National Guard and U.S. Armed Forces Reserves. Opening remarks covered hearing procedures, livestreaming, testimony limits, and expected reporting dates, and chairs noted the committee’s focus on Guard and Reserve issues. Testimony then moved through several bills, including S. 2465 to expand the National Guard welcome-home veterans bonus to all deployed Guard members regardless of residency, H. 3876/S. 2462 to authorize military-style headstones for long-serving or deceased Guard members, and S. 2482/H. 3833 to establish a Massachusetts National Guard Museum in Salem. Supporters of the bonus and headstone bills argued they would correct inequities and better honor service; Senator Lovely described the museum proposal as a way to preserve the Guard’s history in Salem and potentially support federal funding for the project. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 3829/S. 2471, the “Defend the Guard” proposal that would bar Massachusetts National Guard deployments into active combat absent a formal congressional declaration of war. Supporters argued the bill would restore constitutional war powers, reduce repeated undeclared deployments, and protect Guard members’ mental health and state readiness. Opponents, including retired Guard leaders and current service members, warned it could conflict with federal law and Title 10 authority, undermine federal funding and training, and harm readiness, force structure, and unique Guard capabilities. Committee members repeatedly questioned the bill’s legal authority, constitutional basis, and practical effects under the Supremacy Clause and Title 10, and several witnesses were asked to submit additional written legal support. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3831, which would extend Chapter 115 benefits to currently serving Guard and Reserve members who do not meet federal veteran-status thresholds, and on related proposals to clarify Guard command structure and the duties of the Adjutant General. Supporters said these changes would improve access to benefits, reduce confusion in the chain of command, and strengthen discipline and responsiveness. Separately, the National Guard Association of Massachusetts backed H. 3860/S. 2458, the Guard Enlistment Enhancement Program, as a recruiting tool, while opposing the Defend the Guard bills. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's not even an AUMF, uh, but we're going to go kill them, I guess.
• There's not even an AUMF, uh, but we're going to go kill them, I guess.
• There's not even an AUMF, uh, but we're going to go kill them, I guess.
• There's not even an AUMF, uh, but we're going to go kill them, I guess.
• There's not even an AUMF, uh, but we're going to go kill them, I guess.

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• The problem is, is even if you agreed with something like the AUMF, you'd have to think 88% of the body
• that pushed that AUMF in 2000-2001 are no longer in Congress.
• understand and the public who are totally unaware of what's going on. in our world right now what the AUMF
• I sure hope so. because I've been campaigning for six years now on ending the AUMF, and this is the first

Bills: HB39 , HB227 , HB930 , HB 1078 , HB39 , HB227

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration

Transcript Highlights:

• We never even passed an AUMF for Syria. It failed in the Senate in 2013.
• I think the AUMF is the way they're going to operate going forward. Could they tighten that up?
• I think the AUMF is the way they're going to operate going forward. Could they tighten that up?
• I think the AUMF is the way they're going to operate going forward. Could they tighten that up?
• I think the AUMF is the way they're going to operate going forward. Could they tighten that up?

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• If my Republican colleagues believe this war is justified, they should bring an AUMF to the floor.
• Other than that, we should make a motion and I would join to love to have a debate on the floor on an AUMF
• the</c><03:06:30.800><c> floor</c><03:06:31.760><c> on</c><03:06:31.920><c> an</c><03:06:32.160><c> AUMF
• </c> debate on the floor on an AUMF. debate on the floor on an AUMF.

Bills: HR1300 , HB2616 , HB1993 , HCR86 , SB1003 , SB2393 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HR1299

Keywords: H.Res. 1300, HR1300, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, veterans affairs, VA, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, firearms background check, gun control, veteran privacy, Department of Justice, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC, veterans benefits, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Mall, House procedure, floor consideration

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• , uh, HR 21, repealing the authorization of the use of military force, more specifically, the 2001 AUMF
• It simply removes any reference to the 2002 AUMF because that was repealed last December with the National
• ><04:23:40.479><c> because</c><04:23:40.640><c> that</c><04:23:40.880><c> was</c> to the 2000 2002 AUMF
• because that was to the 2000 2002 AUMF because that was repealed<04:23:41.600><c> uh</c><04:23:41.760
• >> Uh, so as I covered before, the 2001 AUMF has been used as an excuse to engage in military operations

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Summary: The committee first continued its hearing on HB 1287, which concerns the definition of “veteran.” Representative Manion explained that the amendment would adopt the federal-style definition by including a general discharge under honorable conditions, while restoring documentation requirements such as a DD214 and removing a problematic reference to World War II allied veterans. The chair said the committee would close the hearing and take the bill up later in executive session. The committee then moved to HCR 13, a resolution calling for an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. Representative Joe Alexander, the prime sponsor, said the measure is narrowly focused on congressional term limits, that 12 states have already passed similar resolutions, and that broad public support in New Hampshire justifies action. Members asked whether the effort would prompt Congress to act on its own, whether the resolution should also cover Supreme Court justices, and how many states are needed; Alexander said the goal is to pressure Congress, that the Constitution already treats Supreme Court justices differently, and that 34 states are required. Testimony in support came from former Representative Linda Masamela, who gave a history-based argument for Article V conventions as a constitutional check, and from Deborah Childs and Aaron Ducet of U.S. Term Limits. Childs said New Hampshire voters strongly support term limits and argued they would open seats to younger, more diverse candidates. Ducet said the application is single-topic and would allow only one amendment, described Article V applications as historically common, and argued that state pressure can force Congress to act. No vote was taken in the portion provided; the chair continued hearing testimony on HCR 13.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, HR 21, repealing the authorization of the use of military force, more specifically the 2001 AUMF.
• It simply removes any reference to the 2002 AUMF because that was repealed last December with the National
• It's 0088H. to the 2000 2002 AUMF because that was to the 2000 2002 AUMF because that was repealed<04
• >> Uh, so as I covered before, the 2001 AUMF has been used as an excuse to engage in military operations

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And that's why in this Congress, I introduced an AUMF repeal bill with Representative Roy.
• Congress,<03:00:18.880><c> I</c><03:00:19.120><c> introduced</c><03:00:19.520><c> an</c><03:00:19.760><c> AUMF
• </c><03:00:20.479><c> repeal</c> Congress, I introduced an AUMF repeal Congress, I introduced an AUMF

Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313

Keywords: federal budget, deficit reduction, economic growth, national debt, bipartisan support, House resolution, congressional subpoena, subpoena enforcement, Oversight Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform, judicial proceedings, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, House counsel, private counsel, contempt of Congress, Pamela J. Bondi, Department of Justice, DOJ records, Jeffrey Epstein

Transcript Highlights:

• We never even passed an AUMF for Syria. said, quote, "In no part of the said, quote, "In no part of the
• /c><06:17:28.638><c> even</c><06:17:28.958><c> passed</c><06:17:29.280><c> an</c><06:17:29.440><c> AUMF
• </c><06:17:30.240><c> for</c><06:17:30.480><c> Syria,</c> We never even passed an AUMF for Syria, let

Bills: HCR38 , HR1099 , HR1100 , HB6472 , SB723 , HR1095

Keywords: military action, war powers, Iran, foreign relations, congressional authority, terrorism, national security, military, Middle East, nuclear program, U.S. policy, sexual harassment, ethics, House of Representatives, transparency, investigation, education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition

Transcript Highlights:

• that's<04:28:12.239><c> on</c><04:28:12.479><c> repealing</c><04:28:12.880><c> the</c><04:28:13.040><c> AUMFs
• ><04:28:13.840><c> in</c><04:28:14.000><c> '91</c><04:28:15.199><c> um</c> that's on repealing the AUMFs
• in '91 um that's on repealing the AUMFs in '91 um and<04:28:15.680><c> 2002.

Bills: HB3838 , HR682

Keywords: nuclear deterrence, space force, military personnel, healthcare, supply chain, energy security, environmental regulations, defense budget, military funding, defense activities, appropriations, immigration penalties, Department of Defense, Department of Energy

Transcript Highlights:

• At one end of the spectrum, they've not offered us an AUMF or a declaration of war.

Bills: HB2913 , HR518 , HB8646 , HR1336 , HCR84

Keywords: Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, agriculture, funding, food safety, nutrition, pest management, House resolution, procedural resolution, Rules Committee, Rule XIII, clause 6(a), waiver, supermajority, same-day consideration, reconciliation, budget reconciliation

Transcript Highlights:

• I hope that the AUMF repeal for O2 that was in the NDAA in the Senate will be allowed to stay in the

Bills: HB4423 , HB5348 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4429 , HB3716 , HR225 , HB5349 , HB5346 , HB5345 , HB5284 , HB4313 , HR1262 , SB616 , HR176 , HB2159 , HB4323 , HB2066 , HB4549 , HB4495 , HB4491 , HB3174

Keywords: Burma, Myanmar, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, foreign aid, sanctions, military coup, democracy, development financing, multilateral lending, Treasury Department, Executive Director, international financial institutions, human rights, junta, national interest waiver, Social Security, SSN, Social Security number