A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Prevent Endless Wars Act, aims to change how certain military authorizations are handled. It targets authorizations for the use of United States Armed Forces that are set for a period longer than 5 years or an unspecified amount of time. Specifically, the bill would prohibit these types of authorizations from receiving congressional priority procedures. This change would amend Section 6 of the War Powers Resolution.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill forces more deliberative legislative processes for long-term military commitments rather than allowing them to bypass standard priority procedures.
- Scored +2
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
Limiting the duration of military authorizations may reduce the frequency of long-term deployments for service members.
- Scored +2
Does this reduce what is spent on the military?
By making it harder to pass long-term or indefinite military authorizations, the bill creates a legislative check that may limit the scale and duration of military engagements.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill limits the ability of the federal government to quickly and easily authorize long-term military actions through priority procedures.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Limits Duration of Military Force: By prohibiting priority procedures for authorizations lasting more than 5 years or an unspecified period, the bill addresses long-term military commitments (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restricts Congressional Priority: The bill would prevent certain joint resolutions or bills regarding the use of military force from receiving priority procedures if they last longer than 5 years or an unspecified time (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — Limiting the duration of military authorizations may reduce the frequency of long-term deployments for service members.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this reduce what is spent on the military? — By making it harder to pass long-term or indefinite military authorizations, the bill creates a legislative check that may limit the scale and duration of military engagements.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill forces more deliberative legislative processes for long-term military commitments rather than allowing them to bypass standard priority procedures. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill limits the ability of the federal government to quickly and easily authorize long-term military actions through priority procedures.
- 4/22/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Jared GoldenDemocrat · Maine