,,iia ,calendar ,no4 #dba #aafth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,j4      
,,res4 #fh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #i1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mrs4   
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,king1  
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4         
,collins1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4        
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,jones1  
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4       
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,cortez
 ,masto1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,murray1   
,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7      
introduced the following joint          
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,february #ab1              
#bjbj;,committee discharged1 by motion1 
pursuant to #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a1 and  
placed on the calendar  ,,joint         
,,resolution  ,to direct the removal of 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces from     

hostilities against the ,islamic        
,republic of ,iran that have not been   
authorized by ,congress4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,congress has the sole power to    
declare war under article ,i1 section   
#h1 clause #aa of the ,united ,states   
,constitution4  7#b7 ,congress has not  
yet declared war upon1 nor enacted a    
specific statutory authorization for use
 of military force against1 the ,islamic
 ,republic of ,iran4 ,the #bjja         
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 against the       
perpetrators of the #i_/aa attack 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 serve as a 
specific statutory authorization for the
 use of force against ,iran4  7#c7 ,the 
conflict between the ,united ,states and
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran        
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#d7     
,section #e7;c7 of the ,war ,powers     
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedd7;c77   
states that 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 directs4 
7#e7 ,section #h7;c7 of the ,war ,powers
 ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedg7;c77  
defines the introduction of the ,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      

forces of any foreign country or        
government when such military forces are
 engaged1 or there exists an imminent   
threat that such forces will become     
engaged in1 hostilities4  7#f7 ,the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces have been
 introduced into hostilities1 as defined
 by the ,war ,powers ,resolution1       
against ,iran4  7#g7 ,the question of   
whether ,united ,states forces should be
 engaged in hostilities against ,iran   
should be answered following a full     
briefing to ,congress and the ,american 
public of the issues at stake1 a public 
debate in ,congress1 and a congressional
 vote as contemplated by the            
,constitution4  7#h7 ,section #ajac of  
the ,department of ,state ,authorization
 ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihd and #aihe   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 provides that   
any joint resolution or bill to require 
the removal of ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces engaged in hostilities without a
 declaration of war or specific         
statutory authorization shall be        

considered in accordance with the       
expedited procedures of section #fja7;b7
 of the ,international ,security and    
,arms ,export ,control ,act of #aigf4   
#b4 ,termination of the use of ,united  
,states ,forces for hostilities against 
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran  7a7    
,termination ,pursuant to section #ajac 
of the ,department of ,state            
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aihd and #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a71
 and in accordance with the provisions  
of section #fja7;b7 of the              
,international ,security ,assistance and
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act of #aigf1  
,congress hereby directs the ,president 
to terminate the use of ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces for hostilities against  
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran or any  
part of its government or military1     
unless explicitly authorized by a       
declaration of war or specific          
authorization for use of military force 
against ,iran4  7b7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this section   

shall be construed to prevent the       
,united ,states from defending itself   
from imminent attack4  ,february #ab1   
#bjbj;,committee discharged1 by motion1 
pursuant to #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a1 and  
placed on the calendar