,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #abc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ai1 #bjbj,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,gaetz7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,directing the ,president pursuant to section #e7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution to remove ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from unauthorized hostilities in the ,republic of ,yemen4 #a4 ,removal of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities in the ,republic of ,yemen that have not been authorized by ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,unauthorized ,united ,states military participation in the ,saudi-led war in ,yemen has contributed to producing the world's largest humanitarian crisis1 with an estimated #bj million people dependent on food aid and two million children under five years of age requiring treatment for malnutrition4 ,over five years of military conflict1 #ej percent of ,yemen's healthcare infrastructure has closed1 and ,saudi-led bombings have destroyed over #gj hospitals4 ,,covid-#ai is now spreading largely undetected across ,yemen's immuno-compromised population4 7#b7 ,congress has the sole power to declare war under article ,i1 section #h1 clause #aa of the ,united ,states ,constitution4 7#c7 ,congress has not declared war with respect to1 or provided a specific statutory authorization for1 the conflict between military forces led by ,saudi ,arabia1 including forces from the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 ,bahrain1 ,kuwait1 ,egypt1 ,jordan1 ,morocco1 ,senegal1 and ,sudan 7the ,saudi-led coalition71 against the ,houthis1 also known as ,ansar ,allah1 in the ,republic of ,yemen4 7#d7 ,since ,march #bjae1 members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces have been introduced into hostilities between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis4 7#e7 ,the conflict between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis constitutes1 within the meaning of section #d7;a7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a771 either hostilities or a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances into which ,united ,states ,armed ,forces have been introduced4 7#f7 ,section #e7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedd7;c77 states that1 at any time that ,united ,states ,armed ,forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the ,united ,states1 its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization1 such forces shall be removed by the ,president if the ,congress so directs by concurrent resolution4 7#g7 ,section #h7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedg7;c77 defines the introduction of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to include the assignment of members of such armed forces to command1 coordinate1 participate in the movement of1 or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of any foreign country or government when such military forces are engaged1 or there exists an imminent threat that such forces will become engaged1 in hostilities1 and activities that the ,united ,states has conducted in support of the ,saudi-led coalition fall within this definition4 7#h7 ,no specific statutory authorization for the use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces with respect to the conflict between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis in ,yemen has been enacted1 and no provision of law explicitly authorizes the assignment of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to command1 coordinate1 participate in the movement of1 or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the ,saudi or ,united ,arab ,emirates in hostilities against ,yemen's ,houthis4 7b7 ,removal of armed forces ,pursuant to section #e7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedd7;c771 ,congress hereby directs the ,president to remove ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities against the ,houthis in the ,republic of ,yemen1 except ,united ,states ,armed ,forces engaged in operations directed at ,al ,qaeda in the ,arabian ,peninsula or associated forces1 by not later than the date that is #cj days after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution 7unless the ,president requests and the ,congress authorizes a later date71 and unless and until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces has been enacted4 ,for purposes of this resolution1 in this section1 the term hostilities includes the assignment of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to command1 coordinate1 participate in the movement of1 or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the ,saudi or ,united ,arab ,emirates in hostilities against ,yemen's ,houthis4 #b4 ,rule of construction regarding no authorization for use of military force ,consistent with section #h7;a77#a7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedg7;a77#a771 nothing in this concurrent resolution may be construed as authorizing the use of military force4