Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is prohibited under the Constitution from initiating war against Syria without express congressional authorization and the appropriation of funds for the express purpose of waging such a war.

3.0.0 40 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z House H HCONRES 2013-06-20 113 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-15T13:39:45Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-15T13:39:38Z Referred to 2013-06-20T13:02:50Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-06-20T13:03:00Z 2013-07-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2013-07-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-06-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-06-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 N C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2013-06-27 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2013-07-09 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2014-11-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Constitution and constitutional amendments Middle East Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Syria War and emergency powers Armed Forces and National Security

00 2013-06-20 Introduced in House 2013-07-16T14:37:05Z Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President is prohibited under the Constitution from the offensive use of the U.S. Armed Forces in Syria without prior express authorization by an Act of Congress or without a prior express appropriation of funds for that purpose by an Act of Congress; and (2) the President's defiance of those constitutional limitations on his authority to initiate war would constitute an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is prohibited under the Constitution from initiating war against Syria without express congressional authorization and the appropriation of funds for the express purpose of waging such a war. Display Title Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is prohibited under the Constitution from initiating war against Syria without express congressional authorization and the appropriation of funds for the express purpose of waging such a war. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is prohibited under the Constitution from initiating war against Syria without express congressional authorization and the appropriation of funds for the express purpose of waging such a war. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hconres40ih/xml/BILLS-113hconres40ih.xml 2013-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.