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HCONRES 1 102th Congress House International Affairs Armed forces abroad Congressional oversight Congressional-Presidential relations Constitutional law Declaration of war Iraq Kuwait Military intervention Military occupation Persian Gulf Sanctions (International law) Saudi Arabia War and emergency powers

To express the sense of the Congress that Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 31, 1991
For Further Action See H.Con.Res.32.
Jan 9, 1991
Committee Hearings Held.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Supports the President's actions to defend Saudi Arabia and his diplomatic and economic initiatives to resolve the Persian Gulf crisis.

Demands that Iraq immediately withdraw from Kuwait.

Finds that the Constitution vests all power to declare war in the Congress. Declares that any offensive action against Iraq must be explicitly approved in advance by the Congress.

What's happening now January 31, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HCONRES 2 Procedurally related Expressing the sense of the Congress that no offensive military action should be initiated by United States military fo…
  • HCONRES 32 Procedurally related To express the sense of Congress that Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 11, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 7, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 7, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 3, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 1: To express the sense of the Congress that Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-1/
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