[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 9. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military 
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 2, line 3, strike ``The Authorization'' and insert 
     the following:
       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Article II of the United States Constitution empowers 
     the President, as Commander-in-Chief, to direct the use of 
     military force to protect the Nation from an attack or threat 
     of imminent attack.
       (2) This authority empowers the President to use force 
     against forces of Iran, a state responsible for conducting 
     and directing attacks against United States forces in the 
     Middle East and to take actions for the purpose of ending 
     Iran's escalation of attacks on, and threats to, United 
     States interests.
       (3) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
     Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 
     50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is not independently required to 
     authorize the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Repeal.--The Authorization
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