Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements,…
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 363 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 364 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 365 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 366 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 367 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 368 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 369 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordancewith rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 370 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 371 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 372 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 373 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 374 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 375 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 376 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 377 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 378 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 379 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 380 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 381 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move
to suspend rule XXII, including germaneness and timeliness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment No. 382 on the House message to S. 990.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S.J. Res. 15, as follows:
S.J. Res. 15
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That--
(1) a state of war between the United States and the
Government of Libya is hereby formally declared; and
(2) the President is hereby authorized and directed--
(A) to employ the entire naval and military forces of the
United States and the resources of the United States
Government to carry on war against the Government of Libya;
and
(B) to issue to private armed vessels of the United States
commissions or letters of marque and general reprisal, in
such form as the President shall think proper, and under the
seal of the United States, against the vessels, goods, and
effects of the Government of Libya.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S.J. Res. 16, as follows:
S.J. Res. 16
Whereas Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the
United States reserves for Congress the right to declare war;
Whereas the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.)
states that it is intended to ``fulfill the intent of the
framers of the Constitution of the United States'' in
requiring the President to seek the consent of Congress
before the introduction of the United States Armed Forces
into hostile action;
Whereas the President must seek authorization from Congress
prior to engaging the United States Armed Forces in an armed
conflict absent an imminent threat to national security;
Whereas President Barack Obama, without seeking a formal
authorization from Congress, ordered the execution of a
sustained military engagement through the enforcement of a
no-fly zone in Libya on March 19, 2011;
Whereas Congress did not consider or pass a formal
authorization for the President to initiate military
operations in Libya;
Whereas the War Powers Resolution establishes that the
President must notify Congress of the introduction of the
United States Armed Forces within 48 hours after commencing
such action;
Whereas President Obama acknowledged his obligation to
submit a notification of his actions in Libya under the War
Powers Resolution through a letter delivered on March 21,
2011, to Speaker of the House John Boehner and President Pro
Tempore of the Senate Daniel Inouye;
Whereas section 8(a) the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C.
1547(a)) establishes that the President may not construe
authorization from any other act or treaty unless such act or
treaty is ``implemented by legislation specifically
authorizing the introduction of the United States Armed
Forces into hostilities'';
Whereas President Obama contends that hostile engagement by
the military forces of the United States against the
Government of Libya was part of a multilateral response
authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
(2011) and in consultation with the Arab League;
Whereas section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1541(c)) provides that no attempt by the President to
introduce the United States Armed Forces into hostile action
may be made under the War Powers Resolution unless there is
``(1) a declaration of war, (2) a specific authorization, or
(3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United
States, its territories or possessions, or its armed
forces'';
Whereas the Government of Libya, immediately prior to the
introduction of the United States Armed Forces into the
conflict on March 19, 2011, had not attacked the United
States nor declared any intent to do so;
Whereas President Obama had stated the purpose of enforcing
a no-fly zone over Libya was to ``take all necessary measures
to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under
threat of attack in Libya'' and not in response to any direct
or immediate threat to the United States;
Whereas section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1544(b)) further establishes that, in absence of
authorization from Congress, the President may not engage the
United States Armed Forces in an armed conflict for a period
longer than ``sixty calendar days'';
Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces have
remained engaged in operations in Libya since March 19, 2011;
Whereas, on May 20, 2011, the limit of sixty calendar days
placed on the President's ability to continue engagement of
the military forces of the United States against the
Government of Libya will have been exhausted under the terms
of the War Powers Resolution;
Whereas Section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1544(b)) requires that ``within sixty calendar days .
. . the President shall terminate any use of United States
Armed Forces . . . unless the Congress (1) has declared war
or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of the
United States Armed Forces, (2) has extended by law such
sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a
result of an armed attack upon the United States'';
Whereas President Obama reiterated on May 20, 2011, that
the military forces of the United States remain engaged in
hostilities, including ``suppression and destruction of air
defenses'' and ``precision strikes by unmanned aerial
vehicles'';
Whereas Congress has not considered or passed a formal
authorization for the President to continue military
operations in Libya; and
Whereas President Obama has not indicated any intent to
cease operations in Libya after the sixty-day limit
established by the War Powers Resolution: Now, therefore, be
it:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That
Congress--
(1) declares that, as it pertains to the continuing armed
engagement of the United States Armed Forces against the
Government of Libya, the President has exceeded the statutory
time limits placed on him by the War Powers Resolution and is
therefore in violation of the law; and
(2) calls on the President to--
(A) seek a formal authorization from Congress to continue
the mission in Libya; or
(B) cease armed engagement against the Government of Libya
until such time as further action is authorized by Congress.
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1070, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1071, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1072, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1073, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in
writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1074, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1075, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1076, as follows:
Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XIV, paragraphs 3 and 4 for the purpose of moving to proceed to S. 1077, as follows:
