1. Removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has the sole power to declare war under article I, section 8 of the Constitution. (2) Congress has not declared war with respect to, or provided any specific statutory authorization for, United States military participation in the conflict between military forces led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (the Saudi-led coalition ) against the Houthis in the Republic of Yemen, and the United States has not designated Yemen’s Houthis under any authorization for use of military force, despite members of the United States Armed Forces having provided intelligence sharing and mid-flight aerial refueling for Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducting airstrikes against the Houthis since March 2015. (3) President Obama reported to Congress on October 14, 2016, consistent with the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution ( Public Law 93–148