H.Res. 1009: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force.

H.Res. 1009: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that prior to introducing U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities, the House should also determine whether such introduction is for the purpose of a just cause, such as stopping a genocide or ethnic cleansing; whether the proposed action will be in response, and will be proportional, to the underlying just cause, and will be undertaken with the intent to reestablish peace; whether the presumed benefits of the proposed action outweigh the harm done; whether there is a reasonable probability that the proposed action will succeed; and whether all alternatives to military action have been exhausted.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect to a declaration of war or an authorization of the use of military force.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres1009.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres1009 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117