US HR465 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Resolution 465 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should request authorization before sending the U.S. Armed Forces into battle, (2) the Administration should set clear objectives for the U.S. Armed Forces to achieve, (3) the Administration failed to indicate any direct national security interest in deploying the U.S. Armed Forces into Central Africa, and (4) the Lord's Resistance Army's destruction is the desire of the United States.

Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent intervention against the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa by United States Armed Forces does not serve the national interest and that the President of the United States should request authorization before sending troops overseas.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

Africa
Armed forces and national security
Budget deficits and national debt
Central African Republic
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
South Sudan
Uganda
War and emergency powers

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/465/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres465/BILLS-112hres465ih.pdf