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HCONRES 391 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress.

Introduced: April 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Latest action April 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that Congress: (1) believes initiating military action without congressional approval in response to Iran's nuclear program does not fall within the President's "Commander-in-Chief" powers under the Constitution; (2) rejects any suggestion that P.L.107-40, the authorization of force resolution approved in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, extends to authorizing military action against Iran over its nuclear program; (3) rejects any suggestion that P.L.107-243, the authorization of force resolution approved by Congress to go to war with Iraq, extends to authorizing military action against Iran over its nuclear program; and (4) believes that seeking congressional authority prior to taking military action against Iran is not discretionary, but is a legal and constitutional requirement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 2006
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 4, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 3, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 26, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 26, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 26, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 391: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-391/
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"H. Con. Res. 391: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-391/.
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H. Con. Res. 391, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-391/.
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[H. Con. Res. 391: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiate military action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-391/)
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