[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 525 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 525

     Urging the Administration to work with North Atlantic Treaty 
 Organization member states to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic 
                Treaty in response to the Paris attacks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2015

Mr. Poe of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Urging the Administration to work with North Atlantic Treaty 
 Organization member states to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic 
                Treaty in response to the Paris attacks.

Whereas terrorist attacks in Paris, France, killed an estimated 129 civilians at 
        7 different locations on November 13, 2015;
Whereas ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks and vowed to carry out 
        additional attacks against Western targets and North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) member states;
Whereas Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington, April 4, 
        1949, states that ``The Parties agree that an armed attack against one 
        or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack 
        against them all . . . .'';
Whereas France is a signatory of NATO and the November 13, 2015, attack 
        qualifies as an ``armed attack'' against a member country in Europe; and
Whereas NATO members, including France, invoked Article 5 less than 24 hours 
        after the September 11, 2001, attacks in solidarity with the people of 
        the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on the President 
to work closely with other North Atlantic Treaty Organization members 
to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in response to the 
Paris attacks.
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