is, Taft, and Bentsen, each with their own proposition. After being referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the various versions of war powers limitation proposed were consolidated into one measure, S. 2956, and reported out to the full Senate (Brown 24). The stated purpose of this legislation was to "[offer] a precise definition of the constitutional authority of Congress and the President in the exercise of their respective powers in situations of undeclared war" (U.S. Congress War Powers Legislation, Hearings on S. 440 1973 [hereinafter "Senate Hearings"]). Not to be outdone, House members introduced their own legislation regarding war powers in 1970. Originally proposed by Congressman Zablocki in August of that year (Brown, 25), this legislation differed from the Senate bill in one major respect. While the Senate attempted to identify a laundry-list of situations in which they would proscribe Presidential action, the House bill would simply require that when the President engages US forces in conflict overseas, he would be required to report to congress in a prompt manner (Senate Hearings). This difference could not be overcome in a reasonable amount of time, killing the potential for action by the 92nd Congress (U.S. Congress House Report on H. J. Res 542 1973 [hereinafter "House Report"]). The 93rd Congress approached the issue of war powers with renewed vigor. S. 2956, the original Senate legislation, was replaced by S. 440, the two being virtually identical (Brown, 25). The House took up consideration of a revised version of the original bill proposed by Congressman Zablocki, which was renamed H. J. Res. 542. The major modification in H. J. Res. 542 was the substitution of "hostilities," in lieu of the phrase "armed conflict." The House report on this committee drafting action makes it clear that the purpose of the substitution was to broaden the scope of the le...