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HCONRES 3 113th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitute… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

Introduced: May 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsConstitution and constitutional amendmentsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers
This resolution expired with the 113th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2013
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 Latest action January 3, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive power of Congress to declare war under article I of the Constitution, and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-3/
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"H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-3/.
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H. Con. Res. 3, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-3/.
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[H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-3/)
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