Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Resolution of 2019

Bill: 116-sjres-11
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-02-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional oversight

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Latin America

Military operations and strategy

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Venezuela

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Resolution of 2019</strong></p> <p>This joint resolution prohibits department or agency funding from being used to introduce armed forces into hostilities with Venezuela, except pursuant to a specific statutory authorization by Congress enacted after this joint resolution.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 11 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations JOINT RESOLUTION To prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in hostilities with respect to Venezuela.

1. Short title This joint resolution may be cited as the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Resolution of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities with respect to Venezuela (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense, or for any other department or agency of the United States Government, may be used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with respect to Venezuela, except pursuant to a specific statutory authorization by Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. (b) Applicability of other requirements Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).