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| Long title | Joint Resolution "Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Germany and the Government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same" |
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| Enacted by | the77th United States Congress |
| Effective | December 11, 1941 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 77–331 |
| Statutes at Large | 55 Stat. 796 |
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On December 11, 1941, theUnited States Congress declared war onGermany (Pub. L. 77–331, Sess. 1, ch. 564, 55 Stat. 796), hours afterGermany declared war on the United Statesafter theattack on Pearl Harbor by theEmpire of Japan.[1] The vote was approved unanimously by both houses of Congress; 88–0 in theSenate and 393–0 in theHouse.
Seventy-Seventh Congress of the United States of America; At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington, on Friday, the third day of January, 1941.
JOINT RESOLUTIONDeclaring That a State of War Exists Between The Government of Germany and the Government and the People of the United States and Making Provisions To Prosecute The Same
Whereas theGovernment of Germany has formally declared war against the Government and the people of the United States of America:
Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war between the United States and the Government of Germany which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and the President is hereby authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Government of Germany; and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.
(Signed)Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed)H. A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
Approved December 11, 1941 3:05 PM E.S.T.
(Signed)Franklin D. Roosevelt[2]
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