Clement Zablocki

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Congress overrides President Nixon''s veto and enacts the War Powers Resolution, requiring the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing U.S. forces to armed conflict and to terminate hostilities within 60 days unless Congress authorizes the action. Nixon vetoes the bill as an unconstitutional infringement on presidential commander-in-chief authority. Congress overrides the veto 284-135 in the House and 75-18 in the Senate. Every president since Nixon has disputed the resolution''s constitutionality and continued military operations beyond 60 days without congressional authorization. The resolution''s 60-day clock becomes the central legal question when Trump declares Iran hostilities "terminated" in 2026 to pause the countdown.

Congress passed the War Powers Resolution over President Nixon's veto on November 7, 1973, limiting the president's authority to commit U.S. forces to armed conflict without congressional approval. The law requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and mandates withdrawal within 60 days unless Congress authorizes continued operations. It was the first major statutory check on presidential war-making since the Constitution was ratified.

Congress overrode President Nixon''s veto to enact the War Powers Resolution, requiring the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces and limiting deployments to 60 days without congressional authorization. The House voted 284-135 and the Senate 75-18 to override. The law established a framework for congressional oversight of military action that every subsequent president has challenged.

Congress overrode President Nixon's veto to enact the War Powers Resolution, requiring presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing US forces to hostilities and to obtain authorization within 60 days. Nixon called the law unconstitutional; every president since has contested its application. The resolution was intended to prevent undeclared wars like Vietnam but has never successfully stopped a president from initiating military action.