Non-Intervention
Kosovo, 1999-2000: Prohibits the Department of
Defense from using troops in
Kosovo
unless specifically authorized by law.
Constitutional War Powers
Resolution of 2001.
HJ 27,
2001-03-06.
Repeals the 1973
War Powers Resolution (WPR) entirely, prohibiting presidents
from initiating a war without a formal
declaration of war by Congress.
Iraq Resolution
declaration of war. Motion in re
HJ 114,
2002-10-02.
In order to prevent Congress from yielding its Constitutional
authority to declare war to the executive branch, which does not
Constitutionally hold that power, gives Congress the opportunity to
declare war on Iraq, rather than merely "authorizing" the president
to deploy forces without a declaration of war. Paul said that he
would not vote for his own motion, but that if his fellow members of
Congress wished to go to war in Iraq, they should follow the
Constitution and declare war.
Iran and Syria:
HConRes 43,
2007-01-23.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should implement
Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group Report. Urges the
President to implement Recommendation 9 of the Iraq Study Group
Report, recommending direct engagement with
Iran
and Syria
toward constructive results.
Sunset of Public Law 107-243
Act of 2007.
HR 2605,
2007-06-07.
Establishes a
sunset clause for the
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution
of 2002. As one of six Republicans to vote against the
Iraq Resolution (which authorized military force for stated
purposes without declaring war), Paul also inspired the founding of
a group called the National Peace Lobby Project to promote a
resolution he and Oregon representative
Peter DeFazio sponsored to repeal the war authorization in
February 2003. His speech, 35 "Questions That Won't Be Asked About
Iraq", was translated and published in German, French, Russian,
Italian, and Swiss periodicals before the
Iraq War began.
Constitutional War Powers
Amendments of 2007.
HJ 53,
2007-09-25
(cosponsor). Replaces the 1973
War Powers Resolution with law ensuring the "collective judgment
of both the Congress and the President" in use of war powers.