,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhcg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ah1 #bjah,mr4 ,khanna 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7 introduced the following bill2 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 ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the introduction of the ,armed ,forces into hostilities in ,north ,korea without a declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,unconstitutional ,strike against ,north ,korea ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,president is currently prohibited from initiating a war or launching a first strike without congressional approval under the ,constitution and ,federal law4 7#b7 ,the ,constitution1 in ,article ,i1 ,section #h1 grants ,congress the sole power to declare war4 7#c7 ,george ,washington wrote that ,the constitution vests the power of declaring war in ,congress2 therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure 7,letter from ,george ,washington to ,william ,moultrie1 ,august #bh1 #agic74 7#d7 ,alexander ,hamilton wrote that ,the ,congress shall have the power to declare war2 the plain meaning of which is1 that it is the peculiar and exclusive duty of ,congress1 when the nation is at peace1 to change that state into a state of war 7,hamilton ,papers1 ,examination ,number ,i1 ,december #ag1 #ahja74 7#e7 ,james ,madison wrote that ,the power to declare war1 including the power of judging the causes of war1 is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature ''' the executive has no right1 in any case1 to decide the question1 whether there is or is not cause for declaring war 7,madison ,papers1 ,helvidius1 ,number #d1 ,september #ad1 #agic74 7#f7 ,section #b7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7,public ,law #ic-adh2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda7 states that the constitutional powers of the ,president as ,commander-in-,chief to introduce ,united ,states ,armed ,forces into hostilities1 or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances1 are exercised only pursuant to 7#a7 a declaration of war1 7#b7 specific statutory authorization1 or 7#c7 a national emergency created by attack upon the ,united ,states1 its territories or possessions1 or its armed forces4 7#g7 ,the ,american people1 ,america's allies in ,asia1 and the entire world have been deeply troubled by escalating tensions on the ,korean peninsula4 7#h7 ,recent polling demonstrates that more than two-thirds of the ,american people believe that the ,united ,states should attack ,north ,korea only if ,north ,korea attacks first4 7#i7 ,the ,united ,states has approximately #bh1ejj servicemembers stationed in ,south ,korea1 who would be placed in grave danger if an active military conflict were to erupt4 7#aj7 ,on ,august #ad1 #bjag1 ,chairman of the ,u4,s4 ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 ,marine ,corps ,general ,joseph ,dunford stated that the ,united ,states military's priority is to support our government's efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the ,korean ,peninsula through diplomatic and economic pressure4 7#aa7 ,on ,august #aj1 #bjag1 ,defense ,secretary ,james ,mattis stated that armed conflict with ,north ,korea would be catastrophic4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress in support of a diplomatic resolution to growing tensions with ,north ,korea ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 a conflict on the ,korean peninsula would have catastrophic consequences for-- 7,a7 the ,american people2 7,b7 members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces stationed in the region2 7,c7 ,united ,states interests2 7,d7 ,united ,states allies ,south ,korea and ,japan2 7,e7 the long-suffering people of ,north ,korea2 and 7,f7 global peace and security more broadly2 7#b7 actions and statements that increase tensions and could lead to miscalculation should be avoided2 and 7#c7 the ,president1 in coordination with ,united ,states allies1 should explore and pursue every feasible opportunity to-- 7,a7 engage in talks with ,north ,korea on concrete steps to reduce tensions and improve communication2 7,b7 initiate negotiations designed to achieve a diplomatic agreement to halt and eventually reverse ,north ,korea's nuclear and missile pursuits2 and 7,c7 move toward denuclearization and a permanent peace in the ,korean peninsula4 #d4 ,prohibition on unconstitutional military strikes against ,north ,korea 7a7 ,in general ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the ,department of ,defense or to any other ,federal department or agency may be used to launch a military strike against ,north ,korea or otherwise introduce the ,armed ,forces into hostilities in ,north ,korea before the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date on which ,congress declares war on ,north ,korea2 or 7#b7 the date of the enactment of an authorization described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,authorization of military strikes ,an authorization described in this subsection is an authorization that meets the requirements of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq47 and that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,exceptions ,the prohibition under subsection 7a7 shall not apply with respect to the introduction of the ,armed ,forces into hostilities-- 7#a7 to repel a sudden attack on the ,united ,states1 its territories or possessions1 or its armed forces1 or its allies2 or 7#b7 to rescue or remove ,united ,states personnel4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to affect or alter the requirements of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq47 or to relieve the ,executive ,branch of the restrictions or reporting requirements therein4