Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific, subsequent statutory authorization.

Bill: 113-hconres-105
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2014-07-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Iraq

Middle East

Military operations and strategy

Military personnel and dependents

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-28
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Directs the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. Armed Forces, other than Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq: (1) no later than 30 days after this concurrent resolution is adopted; or (2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove the Armed Forces before that date, then no later than December 31, 2014, or such earlier date that the Armed Forces can safely be removed.</p>

action_date: 2014-07-25
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Prohibits the President from deploying or maintaining U.S. Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific statutory authorization enacted after the adoption of this concurrent resolution. </p> <p>States that nothing in this concurrent resolution supersedes the requirements of the War Powers Resolution.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific, subsequent statutory authorization.

1. Prohibition regarding United States Armed Forces in Iraq The President shall not deploy or maintain United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific statutory authorization for such use enacted after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution. 2. Rule of construction Nothing in this concurrent resolution supersedes the requirements of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2014 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Jones , and Ms. Lee of California ) submitted 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, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq.

1. Removal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(c) ), Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq— (1) by no later than the end of the period of 30 days beginning on the day on which this concurrent resolution is adopted; or (2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove such United States Armed Forces before the end of that period, by no later than December 31, 2014, or such earlier date as the President determines that the Armed Forces can safely be removed.

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2014 Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific, subsequent statutory authorization.

1. Prohibition regarding United States Armed Forces in Iraq The President shall not deploy or maintain United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific statutory authorization for such use enacted after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution. 2. Rule of construction Nothing in this concurrent resolution supersedes the requirements of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk