War Powers Resolution on Drug Traffickers and Terrorist Groups (S.J.Res. 83)
Official short title: War Powers Resolution on Designated Organizations and Drug Traffickers
Would direct the President to end U.S. hostilities against designated terrorist and drug-trafficking groups unless Congress authorizes force.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 83 from the Foreign Relations Committee on October 8, 2025, by a vote of 48 to 51. This action did not decide passage of the resolution.
Status
introduced
Sep 18, 2025
Recorded actions
1
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Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
How the Senate voted
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· Senate roll call 555
Advancing a War Powers Resolution on Drug Traffickers and Terrorist Groups
Discharge S.J.Res. 83, a war powers resolution on hostilities against designated terrorist and drug-trafficking organizations, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 48 yea, 51 nay, 1 not voting
What the text provides
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Direction to end hostilities
Section 2(a) would direct the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against any organization designated on or after February 20, 2025, as a foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist, any states in which those entities operate, or any non-state organization engaged in the promotion, trafficking, and distribution of illegal drugs, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force.
Section 2(a) · Source record
Rule of construction
Section 2(b) states that the resolution does not prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or the threat of an imminent armed attack, or from using the Armed Forces in support of civil authorities in authorized counternarcotics operations. It also states that drug trafficking does not itself constitute such an attack or threat.
Section 2(b) · Source record
Findings
Section 1 states findings on Congress's power to declare war, the absence of a declaration of war or authorization against the covered organizations and states, U.S. military strikes on vessels on September 2 and September 15, 2025, information Congress states it has not received about those strikes, and the President's September 4, 2025 notification.
Section 1, paragraphs (1) through (9) · Source record
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