H.R. 113 — To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.

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Requires any request by the President for a declaration of war, and any declaration of war by the Congress, to include a cost/benefit statement that identifies risks and uncertainties in terms of the cost in dollars as well as human misery.

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1991-01-03
Introduced in House
1991-01-03
Introduced in House
1991-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1991-01-31
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

To require that any request by the President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement.

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