[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2237]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 266--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE 
   RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NORTH ATLANTIC 
       TREATY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATIONS OF WAR BY CONGRESS

  Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Braun, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. 
Lee) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 266

       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that, pursuant 
     to Article 11 of the North Atlantic Treaty, done at 
     Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 
     2241; 34 U.N.T.S. 243), if the President determines it 
     necessary to engage United States forces in hostilities in 
     order to restore or maintain the security of the North 
     Atlantic area as stated in Article 5 of such treaty, such 
     action does not supersede the constitutional requirement that 
     Congress declare war or authorize the use of military force 
     prior to the United States engaging in hostilities.

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