3.0.0 46 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z Senate S SJRES 2014-12-03 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-12-03T17:24:57Z 2014-12-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-12-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N International Affairs Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Iraq Middle East Military operations and strategy Syria Terrorism War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2014-12-03 Introduced in Senate 2014-12-08T15:39:19Z Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State - Declares, pursuant to article I, section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution, that a state of war exists between the United States and the organization referring to itself as the Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (ISIL/ISIS).

Authorizes and directs the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces to protect U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq and Syria from ISIL/ISIS.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as declaring war or authorizing force against any organization: (1) other than ISIL/ISIS, or (2) based on affiliation with ISIL/ISIS.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of ground combat forces except for:

  • protection or rescue of U.S. Armed Forces members or U.S. citizens from imminent danger posed by ISIL/ISIS,
  • limited operations against high value targets, or
  • advisory and intelligence gathering operations.

States that: (1) this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution, and (2) nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.

Repeals the authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

States that The Authorization for the Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40) does not authorize the use of military force against ISIL/ISIS, and shall not be construed as providing such authority.

Sunsets one year after the date of enactment of this joint resolution: (1) The Authorization for the Use of Military Force, and (2) the declaration and authorization in this joint resolution.

]]> Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State Display Title Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State Official Title as Introduced A joint resolution to declare that a state of war exists between the organization referring to itself as the Islamic State and the Government and the people of the United States, and to make provisions to prosecute the same. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State Introduced in Senate 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sjres46is/xml/BILLS-113sjres46is.xml 2014-12-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.