HCONRES 107 · 112th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under Article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

Introduced 2012-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2012-03-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive power of Congress to declare war under article I of the Constitution, and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II.…

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Cosponsors (13)

4 Democrats9 Republicans