[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 11 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 11

   To prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in 
                 hostilities with respect to Venezuela.


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                   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

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   To prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed Forces in 
                 hostilities with respect to Venezuela.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Prohibiting 
Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Resolution of 2019''.

SEC. 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.).
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