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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 14, 2007
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Constitution provides that the President may act to defend the country in an emergency, but reserved the matter of offensive war to Congress.
Affirms the constitutional requirement that the President seek and obtain the approval of Congress before the United States undertakes offensive military action against another nation.
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D–CT
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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