Mon, 10/29/2007 - 16:28 In an effort to head off possible military action
against Iran by the Bush administration, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced
Senate Resolution 356 to require explicit Congressional approval before any
offensive military action against Iran.

Sen. Durbin first offered the resolution as an amendment to an unrelated bill
 this past week, and then introduced the resolution as a free-standing measure,
and said he would look for opportunities to force a vote, the think tank Council
 for a Livable World(CLW) reported.

The text of the resolution is as follows:
 Affirming that any offensive military action taken against Iran must be explicitly
approved by Congress before such action may be initiated.
Whereas article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States vests in
 Congress all power to declare war: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That any
 offensive military action taken by the United States against Iran must be explicitly
approved by Congress before such action may be initiated.

CLW reports that earlier measures aimed to head off war with Iran include
 Sen. Jim Webb's (D-VA) S.759, a bill to prohibit the use of funds for military
 operations in Iran, Sen. Robert Byrd's (D-WV) S. Res. 39, a resolution expressing
the sense of the Senate that Congressional approval is required before any offensive
 action against another nation, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) S. Con Res. 13,
 a concurrent resolution stating that the President should not initiate action against
Iran without prior Congressional approval.

It is not clear when or if there will be any legislation action on thesemeasures, CLW warned.

 ref http://wor.ldne.ws/node/9130