[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1923 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1923 To prohibit the use of members of the United States Armed Forces to carry out offensive combat operations in Syria. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2017 Mr. Capuano (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of members of the United States Armed Forces to carry out offensive combat operations in Syria. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO CARRY OUT OFFENSIVE COMBAT OPERATIONS IN SYRIA. The President may not use members of the Armed Forces of the United States to carry out offensive combat operations in Syria unless Congress has enacted a specific authorization for such use of members of the Armed Forces. <all>