Congress's war record
Even though the U.S. has been involved in more than a dozen military conflicts over the past 70 years, Congress has not formally declared war on any country since June 5, 1942, when it signed off on military action against Nazi Germany’s allies Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
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