,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #h1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,markey1    
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,warren1  
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 
,harris1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of funds   
for military force against ,iran1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,war 
,against ,iran ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition  
of unauthorized military force in or    
against ,iran  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
makes the following findings3 7#a7      
,congress has the sole power to declare 
war under article ,i1 section #h of the 
,united ,states ,constitution4  7#b7    
,congress has not declared war against  
,iran nor has ,congress enacted a       

specific statutory authorization for the
 use of force against ,iran4  7#c7      
,article ,i1 section #i of the ,united  
,states ,constitution vests ,congress   
with the sole authority over ,federal   
expenditures and states1 ,no ,money     
shall be drawn from the ,treasury1 but  
in ,consequence of ,appropriations made 
by ,law44  7b7 ,clarification of current
 law ,nothing in the ,authorization for 
,use of ,military ,force 7,public ,law  
#ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 the 
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of    
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 or any other     
provision of law enacted before the date
 of the enactment of this ,act may be   
construed to provide authorization for  
the use of military force against ,iran4
  7c7 ,prohibition of unauthorized      
military force in or against ,iran  7#a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
paragraph 7#b71 no ,federal funds may be
 obligated or expended for any use of   

military force in or against ,iran      
unless ,congress has--  7,a7 declared   
war2 or  7,b7 enacted specific statutory
 authorization for such use of military 
force after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act that meets the requirements  
of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq474  7#b7         
,exception ,the prohibition under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a use 
of military force that is consistent    
with section #b7;c7 of the ,war ,powers 
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda7;c774  
7d7 ,rules of construction  7#a7        
,self-defense ,nothing in this ,act may 
be construed to prevent the ,president  
from using necessary and appropriate    
force to defend ,united ,states allies  
and partners if ,congress enacts        
specific statutory authorization for    
such use of force consistent with the   
requirements of the ,war ,powers        
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq474  7#b7 ,war ,powers ,resolution   
requirements ,nothing in this ,act may  

be construed to relieve the executive   
branch of restrictions on the use of    
force1 reporting1 or consultation       
requirements set forth in the ,war      
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda
 et seq474  7#c7 ,no authority for use  
of military force ,nothing in this ,act 
may be construed to authorize the use of
 military force4