,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #ac1 
#bjah,ms4 ,gabbard for herself and ,mr4 
,jones7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,requiring the ,president 
to seek congressional authorization     
prior to any engagement of the ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces against any      
adversary4  ,whereas ,president ,trump  
has clearly indicated an intention to   
use the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces  
against ,syria1 ,russia1 and ,iran and  
has not presented a plan to ,congress1  
consulted with ,congress1 or sought     
authorization from ,congress for the use
 of such forces2 ,whereas ,congress has 
not authorized the use of military force
 against ,syrian1 ,iranian1 or ,russian 
armed forces in any capacity1 and has   
not declared war against any such       
governments2 ,whereas ,congress has the 
sole power to declare war under article 

,i1 section #h1 of the ,constitution2   
,whereas ,section #c of the ,war ,powers
 ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedb7      
requires the ,president1 in every       
possible instance1 to consult with      
,congress before introducing the ,armed 
,forces into situations of hostilities  
or imminent hostilities1 and to continue
 consultations while the ,armed ,forces 
remain in such situations2 ,whereas     
,section #ijah of the ,department of    
,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah    
7,division ,c of ,public ,law #aae-ada71
 states ,none of the funds made         
available by this ,act may be used with 
respect to ,syria in contravention of   
the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq471 including for 
the introduction of ,united ,states     
armed or military forces into           
hostilities in ,syria1 into situations  
in ,syria where imminent involvement in 
hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
circumstances1 or into ,syrian          
territory1 airspace1 or waters while    

equipped for combat1 in contravention of
 the congressional consultation and     
reporting requirements of sections #c   
and #d of that law 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 7#f7  
#aedb and #aedc742 ,whereas1 on         
,september #aj1 #bjah1 ,president       
,trump's ,national ,security ,advisor   
,john ,bolton warned that ,syria would  
face a much stronger ,united ,states    
response than the airstrikes on the     
,syrian government in ,april #bjag and  
,april #bjah2 ,whereas1 on ,september   
#f1 #bjah1 the ,united ,states ,state   
,department ,representative for ,syria  
,engagement1 ,james ,jeffrey1 stated    
that now the ,united ,states will not   
tolerate an attack4 ,period4 and that   
,any offensive is to us objectionable as
 a reckless escalation42 ,whereas1 on   
,september #g1 #bjah1 the ,united       
,states ,ambassador to the ,united      
,nations alluded to warfare when warning
 ,syria1 ,russia1 and ,iran of dire     
consequences for actions taken in       
,idlib1 ,syria2 and ,whereas1 on        

,september #ab1 #bjah1 the ,united      
,states ,ambassador to the ,united      
,nations stated that not just chemical  
weapons would be addressed by the       
,united ,states and our allies4 ,but any
 offenses on the civilian people on     
,idlib was going to be dealt with3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense
 of the ,house of ,representatives      
that-- 7#a7 the ,president is required--
  7,a7 to seek congressional            
authorization prior to any engagement of
 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces     
against ,syria1 ,iran1 or ,russia2 and  
7,b7 to consult with ,congress in every 
possible instance before introducing the
 ,armed ,forces into situations of      
hostilities or imminent hostilities1 in 
accordance with ,section #c of the ,war 
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aedb72 and  7#b7 the use of the ,armed 
,forces without congressional           
authorization is illegal and            
unconstitutional under article ,i1      
section #h of the ,constitution4