S.Res. 39 · 110th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the need for approval by the Congress before any offensive…
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the need for approval by the Congress before any offensive military action by the United States against another nation.
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) under the Constitution it is Congress that has the power to take the country from a state of peace to a state of war; (2) the framers of the Constitution understood that the President may act to defend the country and repel sudden attack but reserved the matter of offensive war to the Congress as the…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 24, 2007
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) under the Constitution it is Congress that has the power to take the country from a state of peace to a state of war; (2) the framers of the Constitution understood that the President may act to defend the country and repel sudden attack but reserved the matter of offensive war to the Congress as the representatives of the people; (3) the Senate affirms the requirement under the Constitution that the President seek congressional approval before the United States undertakes offensive military action against another nation; (4) consultation by the President with the Congress on any U.S. undertaking of offensive military action against another nation must allow for full congressional debate; and (5) any offensive military action by the United States against another country shall occur only after Congress has authorized such action.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the need for approval by the Congress before any offensive military action by the United States against another nation.
Latest action (Jan 24, 2007): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1074)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 24, 2007
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No recorded floor vote found.