A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the relationship between certain obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty and constitutional declarations of war by Congress.

Bill: 118-sres-266
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-06-22
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2237)

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution addresses constitutional concerns related to Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty, which provides for collective action by NATO members when a member is attacked.</p> <p>Specifically, the resolution expresses that, even if the President determines it is necessary to engage U.S. forces in hostilities in order to meet U.S. obligations under Article V, such action does not supersede the constitutional requirement that Congress declare war or authorize the use of military force prior to the United States engaging in hostilities.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 266 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2023 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Hawley , Mr. Braun , Ms. Lummis , and Mr. Lee ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the relationship between certain obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty and constitutional declarations of war by Congress.

That it is the sense of the Senate that, pursuant to article 11 of the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1949 (63 Stat. 2241; 34 U.N.T.S. 243), if the President determines it necessary to engage United States forces in hostilities in order to restore or maintain the security of the North Atlantic area as stated in article 5 of such treaty, such action does not supersede the constitutional requirement that Congress declare war or authorize the use of military force prior to the United States engaging in hostilities.