Title: Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act
This bill prohibits funds made available to federal departments or agencies from being used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with Venezuela, except pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) a specific statutory authorization that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution and is enacted after the enactment of this bill, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States or the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1004

    To prohibit the introduction of United States Armed Forces into 
     hostilities with respect to Venezuela, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2019

Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
   DeGette, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Jones, Ms. Haaland, Mr. 
 Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
 California, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
   Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pocan, Mr. 
   Serrano, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Welch) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the introduction of United States Armed Forces into 
     hostilities with respect to Venezuela, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Unauthorized Military 
Action in Venezuela Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTRODUCTION OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES INTO 
              HOSTILITIES WITH RESPECT TO VENEZUELA.

    (a) Funding Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
or to any other Federal department or agency may be used to introduce 
the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with respect to 
Venezuela, except pursuant to--
            (1) a declaration of war;
            (2) a specific statutory authorization described in 
        subsection (b); or
            (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United 
        States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces.
    (b) Specific Statutory Authorization Described.--A specific 
statutory authorization described in this subsection is an 
authorization that--
            (1) meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 
        U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); and
            (2) is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
affect or alter the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) or any restrictions or reporting requirements 
contained in such Resolution.
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