[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 2/13/20: Congressional update

[Jim O'Brien]

 *Congressional Update*
*By Carolyn "Rusti" Eisenberg and Prasannan Parthasarathi, H-PAD
Legislative Coordinators *

*Important Vote in Senate This Week*
The US Senate will be voting, perhaps as early as today,  on Senate
resolution * S.J. 68, Tim Kaine's War Power Resolution, *which directs the
President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against
Iran unless explicitly authorized by a congressional declaration of war or
a specific authorization for use of military forces against Iran. *It will
be helpful if you call your Senators today (Republicans especially) and ask
them to vote in favor of this resolution *
*Congressional Switchboard 1-202-224-3121 *

*Actions by the House of Representatives*


   - Before the recess, the House of Representatives passed *H.R, 2456, *which
   was a bill to repeal the 2002 Authorization to Use Military Force, which
   has been used by administrations of both parties to to cover combat in
   Somalia, Yemen and Iran. Vote was: 228-175.
   - The House also also passed *H.R, 5543,* prohibiting U.S. military
   action against Iran without prior congressional approval, by a margin of
   236-166.
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