Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is prohibited under the Constitution from initiating war against Syria without express congressional authorization and the appropriation of funds for the express purpose of waging such a war.
Subject: Appropriations: Conflicts and wars: Congressional oversight: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Middle East: Presidents and presidential powers: Syria: War and emergency powers: Armed forces and national security
Description: Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President is prohibited under the Constitution from the offensive use of the U.S. Armed Forces in Syria without prior express authorization by an Act of Congress or without a prior express appropriation of funds for that purpose by an Act of Congress; and (2) the President's defiance of those constitutional limitations on his authority to initiate war would constitute an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 15, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HC00040:@@@L&summ2=m&
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4 sponsors: Jones, Walter B., Jr.; Coble, Howard; Massie, Thomas; Stivers, Steve
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 15 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| House | Jul 15 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Jun 20 2013 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Jun 20 2013 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| House | Jun 20 2013 | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 21 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill