To emphasize that the United States strike against terrorist leader Qasem Suleimani to protect the lives of United States service members and diplomats is lesser in scope, nature, and duration than, and consistent with, previous administrations' exercises of war powers.

SA 1315. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

In section 1, strike paragraph (6) and insert the
following:
(6) The United States Armed Forces are not currently
engaged in hostilities, as contemplated by the War Powers
Resolution, against Iran. The United States strike against
terrorist leader Qasem Suleimani to protect the lives of
United States service members and diplomats is lesser in
scope, nature, and duration than, and consistent with,
previous administrations' exercises of war powers.
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