Defining Presidential wars not declared by Congress under article I, section 8, clause 11 (Declare War Clause) as impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of article II, section 4 of the Constitution and defining the meanings of war and cobelligerency for purposes of the Declare War Clause and Impeachment provisions.
Latest action · Jun 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 30, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution declares that if the President initiates wars without prior congressional declarations, such action shall constitute impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which shall cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment.
In addition, the resolution prohibits the President from making the United States a co-belligerent in an ongoing war without a congressional declaration.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- May 30, 2019Introduced in House
- May 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 30, 2019Introduced in House
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