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HCONRES 222 107th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law Enforcement International law Israel Middle East and North Africa Terrorism United Nations

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the inherent right of self-defense.

Introduced: September 10, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 10, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that Congress: (1) reaffirms the inherent right of self-defense against armed attack, as embodied in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, for all nations, including Israel; (2) recognizes that preemptive measures used to prevent terrorist attacks on civilian populations are a recognized and legitimate use of state power in conformance with the inherent right of self-defense of all nations including Israel; and (3) supports Israel in its legitimate exercise of internationally recognized rights of self-defense.
What's happening now September 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 10, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 10, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 222: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the inherent right of self-defense.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-222/
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"H. Con. Res. 222: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the inherent right of self-defense.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-222/.
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H. Con. Res. 222, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-222/.
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