HCONRES 518 · 107th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by the United Nations Security Council and specific congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of the United States Constitution, respectively.

Introduced 2002-11-14· Sponsored by Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.(2002-11-14)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that deployment of U.S. armed forces against Iraq without prior authorization by the United Nations (UN) Security Council and congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of U.S. obligations under the UN Charter and a violation of Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, respectively.…

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