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
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.