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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5434" measure-id="id115hr5434" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2018-04-05" update-date="2019-02-14">
<title>Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2018</title>
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<action-date>2018-04-05</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits funds from being used without express congressional authorization for kinetic military operations in North Korea absent an imminent threat to the United States.</p> <p>The prohibition shall not apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces to: (1) repel an attack on the United States, its territories or possessions, the Armed Forces, or U.S. allies; or (2) rescue or remove U.S. personnel. </p>]]></summary-text>
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