IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 123 
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities 
in the Republic of Yemen. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. BIGGS, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and Mr. GAETZ) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War 
Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed 
Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of 
Yemen. 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
FROM HOSTILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF 
YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED 
BY CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Unauthorized United States military par-
ticipation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen has con-
tributed to producing the world’s largest humani-
tarian crisis, with an estimated 20 million people de-
pendent on food aid and two million children under 
five years of age requiring treatment for malnutri-
tion. Over five years of military conflict, 50 percent 
of Yemen’s healthcare infrastructure has closed, and 
Saudi-led bombings have destroyed over 70 hos-
pitals. COVID-19 is now spreading largely unde-
tected across Yemen’s immuno-compromised popu-
lation. 
(2) Congress has the sole power to declare war 
under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United 
States Constitution. 
(3) Congress has not declared war with respect 
to, or provided a specific statutory authorization for, 
the conflict between military forces led by Saudi 
Arabia, including forces from the United Arab Emir-
ates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, 
Senegal, and Sudan (the Saudi-led coalition), 
against the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, in 
the Republic of Yemen. 
(4) Since March 2015, members of the United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced into hos-
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tilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis. 
(5) The conflict between the Saudi-led coalition 
and the Houthis constitutes, within the meaning of 
section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1543(a)), either hostilities or a situation 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances into which United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced. 
(6) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that, ‘‘at any time that 
United States Armed Forces are engaged in hos-
tilities outside the territory of the United States, its 
possessions and territories without a declaration of 
war or specific statutory authorization, such forces 
shall be removed by the President if the Congress so 
directs by concurrent resolution’’. 
(7) Section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1547(c)) defines the introduction of 
United States Armed Forces to include ‘‘the assign-
ment of members of such armed forces to command, 
coordinate, participate in the movement of, or ac-
company the regular or irregular military forces of 
any foreign country or government when such mili-
tary forces are engaged, or there exists an imminent 
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threat that such forces will become engaged, in hos-
tilities’’, and activities that the United States has 
conducted in support of the Saudi-led coalition fall 
within this definition. 
(8) No specific statutory authorization for the 
use of United States Armed Forces with respect to 
the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis in Yemen has been enacted, and no provi-
sion of law explicitly authorizes the assignment of 
United States Armed Forces to command, coordi-
nate, participate in the movement of, or accompany 
the regular or irregular military forces of the Saudi 
or United Arab Emirates in hostilities against Yem-
en’s Houthis. 
(b) REMOVAL OF ARMED FORCES.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President to remove 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the 
Houthis in the Republic of Yemen, except United States 
Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at Al Qaeda 
in the Arabian Peninsula or associated forces, by not later 
than the date that is 30 days after the date of the adoption 
of this concurrent resolution (unless the President re-
quests and the Congress authorizes a later date), and un-
less and until a declaration of war or specific authorization 
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for such use of United States Armed Forces has been en-
acted. For purposes of this resolution, in this section, the 
term ‘‘hostilities’’ includes the assignment of United 
States Armed Forces to command, coordinate, participate 
in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular 
military forces of the Saudi or United Arab Emirates in 
hostilities against Yemen’s Houthis. 
SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING NO AUTHOR-
IZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 
Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), nothing in this concur-
rent resolution may be construed as authorizing the use 
of military force. 
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