United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 518 (107th)
Expressing the sense of Congress that the deployment of United States Armed Forces against Iraq without prior specific authorization by the United Nations Security Council and specific congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of the obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and a violation of the United States Constitution, respectively.
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14 November 2002
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that deployment of U.S. armed forces against Iraq without prior authorization by the United Nations (UN) Security Council and congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of U.S. obligations under the UN Charter and a violation of Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, respectively.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2002
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Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 November 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/518
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hconres/518