,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #i1  
#bjac ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas introduced the
 following joint resolution2 which was  
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,joint            
,,resolution  ,prohibiting the use of   
funds available to any ,united ,states  
,government department or agency for the
 use of force in1 or directed at1 ,syria
 by the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces4 
,whereas the ,government of ,syria has  
not declared war or initiated           
hostilities against the ,united ,states 
or its allies2 and ,whereas ,article #a1
 ,section #h1 of the ,united ,states    
,constitution states that ,congress     
shall have the power ,to declare ,war1  

,to raise and support ,armies1 ,to      
provide and maintain a ,navy1 and ,to   
make ,rules for the ,government and     
,regulation of the land and naval       
,forces3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  #a4    
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 the ,american    
people and ,congress do not support the 
use of the ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces in1 or directed at1 ,syria2 and 
7#b7 there are not overriding imminent  
national security interests of the      
,united ,states at stake and ,congress  
will not fund any military action taken 
in contradiction to this joint          
resolution4  #b4 ,prohibition on use of 
funds for use of force against ,syria   
,no funds available to any ,united      
,states ,government department or agency
 may be used for the use of force in1 or
 directed at1 ,syria by the ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces unless a         
subsequent ,act of ,congress            
specifically authorizes such use of     
force or there is an attack or imminent 

attack on the ,united ,states1 its      
territories or possessions1 or the      
,united ,states ,armed ,forces4