H.Res. 163 · 110th Congress
Urging the collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force by the…
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Urging the collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force by the United States.
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Conyers4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Constitution provides that the President may act to defend the country in an emergency, but reserved the matter of offensive war to Congress.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 14, 2007
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Constitution provides that the President may act to defend the country in an emergency, but reserved the matter of offensive war to Congress.
Affirms the constitutional requirement that the President seek and obtain the approval of Congress before the United States undertakes offensive military action against another nation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Urging the collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force by the United States.
Latest action (Feb 14, 2007): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 14, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.