,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hai ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,curtis submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force and the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of #bjjb do not provide legal justification for war with ,iran4 ,whereas1 on ,may #ab1 #bjai1 four commercial ships were damaged in the ,gulf of ,oman1 two of which were registered in ,saudi ,arabia1 one in ,norway1 and one in the ,united ,arab ,emirates2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ac1 #bjai1 two oil tankers were attacked in the ,strait of ,hormuz by ,iran2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bj1 #bjai1 ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps shot down a ,united ,states ,,rq-#d;,a ,global ,hawk ,,bams-,d surveillance drone2 ,whereas1 on ,september #ad1 #bjai1 ,iran attacked two major oil facilities in ,saudi ,arabia1 leading to the largest price increase in oil in #cj years2 ,whereas throughout these escalations1 ,president ,trump acted with immense restraint2 ,whereas in the last two months of #bjai1 ,iranian-backed militias attacked ,united ,states troops in ,iraq1 eventually resulting in the death of one ,united ,states contractor and injuring four soldiers2 ,whereas between ,december #ca1 #bjai1 and ,january #a1 #bjai1 ,iranian-backed groups stormed the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,iraq1 leaving embassy officials fearing for their safety and forcing the ,united ,states to dispatch hundreds of troops to deescalate the situation2 ,whereas the ,government of ,iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism and engages in a range of destabilizing activities across the ,middle ,east and throughout the world2 ,whereas ,iranian ,general ,qassem ,soleimani was the lead architect of much of ,iran's destabilizing activities2 ,whereas1 on ,january #b1 #bjai1 ,president ,trump authorized a precision strike that killed ,qassem ,soleimani2 ,whereas ,soleimani was plotting imminent attacks on ,united ,states diplomats and military personnel2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states has an inherent right to self-defense against imminent armed attacks and maintains the right to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel serving abroad3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 and the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 do not provide legal justification for war with ,iran4