Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the relationship between certain obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty and constitutional declarations of war by Congress.

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.

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.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 544

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
   relationship between certain obligations under the North Atlantic 
       Treaty and constitutional declarations of war by Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2023

 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. 
Nehls, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Rosendale, Ms. 
   Greene of Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Good of Virginia) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
   relationship between certain obligations under the North Atlantic 
       Treaty and constitutional declarations of war by Congress.

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
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 is 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.
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