From right to left, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the ranking member; Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho; and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., listen to testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at a hearing on President Barack Obama’s request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.WASHINGTON – The Senate resolution authorizing President Barack Obama to use military force against Syria would bar American ground troops for combat operations and set a deadline for any action.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the draft resolution that the Foreign Relations Committee will vote on Wednesday.
The measure would set a time limit of 60 days and says the president can extend that for 30 days more with congressional approval.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, chairman of the committee, and Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the top Republican, agreed on the measure late Tuesday.