3.0.0 3176 2019-11-15T21:55:40Z 2019-11-15T21:55:40Z Senate S S 2012-05-14 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-05-14T22:31:19Z 2012-05-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2012-05-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2012-05-14 True International Affairs Congressional oversight Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International organizations and cooperation Legislative rules and procedure Military operations and strategy Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents United Nations War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2012-05-14 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-25T18:39:47Z Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2012 - Prohibits the President from deploying members of the Armed Forces into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country for a military humanitarian operation unless: (1) the President submits to Congress a formal authorization request, and (2) Congress enacts a specific authorization.

Defines a "military humanitarian operation" as a military operation involving the deployment of members or weapons systems of the Armed Forces where hostile activities are reasonably anticipated and with the aim of preventing or responding to a humanitarian catastrophe, including its regional consequences, or addressing a threat posed to international peace and security.

Provides for the consideration of a joint resolution of approval of such use.

]]> Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2012 Display Title Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that the President must seek congressional approval before engaging members of the United States Armed Forces in military humanitarian operations. Introduced in Senate 2012-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3176is/xml/BILLS-112s3176is.xml 2012-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.