,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,kaine introduced the    
following joint resolution2 which was   
read twice and referred to the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,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 ,neither 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 nor the ,authorization for ,use  
of ,military ,force ,against ,iraq      
,resolution of #bjjb 7,public ,law      
#ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7     
serve as statutory authorization for the
 use of military force against ,iran4   
7#c7 ,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#d7 ,the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces
 have been introduced into hostilities1 
as defined by the ,war ,powers          
,resolution1 against ,iran4  7#e7 ,the  
question of whether ,united ,states     
forces should be engaged in hostilities 
against ,iran should only 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#f7 ,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 ,removal of ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces engaged in hostilities   
against the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran 
,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 remove       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces engaged  
in hostilities against the ,islamic     
,republic of ,iran or any part of its   
government or military unless explicitly
 authorized by a declaration of war or  
specific authorization for use of       
military force4  #c4 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this resolution
 shall be construed-- 7#a7 to prevent   
the ,united ,states from defending      
itself from imminent attack2 or  7#b7 to
 direct the physical removal or         
realignment of ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces in the ,middle ,east4