IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 212 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2011 Mr. Johnson of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should not intervene in the civil war in the Ivory Coast.

Whereas the United States is already involved in military conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya; Whereas the United States has further military operations and obligations in Germany and other countries; Whereas the United States has a national debt of over $14 trillion; Whereas the budget deficit for the current fiscal year is over $1 trillion; Whereas the domestic problems of the United States include, but are certainly not limited to, rising food and gasoline prices, high unemployment, and continued high foreclosure rates; Whereas the President of the United States has initiated military action in Libya despite not having Congressional authorization; and Whereas the United States looks on with sadness at the plight of innocent civilians in Libya, Yemen, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico, Rwanda, the Sudan, the Ivory Coast, and innumerable other countries: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1)the tragic situation in the Ivory Coast does not involve the national security interests of the United States; and (2)the President of the United States is expressly prohibited from initiating military actions in the Ivory Coast without seeking Congressional approval.