Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive power of Congress to declare war under article I of the Constitution, and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II.

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Timeline

1. 3 January 2013

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   Introduced in House

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2. 3 January 2013

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   Introduced in House

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3. 3 January 2013

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   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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• Introduced in House · 3 January 2013 · Official file

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Sponsors

• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Tom McClintock · R · Cosponsor
• Thomas Massie · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
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