H.Con.Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

Introduced:
Jan 03, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. [R-NC3]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 3, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 03, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 03, 2013
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Passed Senate ...
Prognosis

0% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being agreed to.

Only 29% of House concurrent resolutions made it past committee and only 20% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Last updated Jan 03, 2013.
2 pages

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1/3/2013--Introduced.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive power of Congress to declare war under article I of the Constitution, and therefore constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II.

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