[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1930. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X of division A, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1287. PROHIBITION ON INTRODUCTION OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES INTO HOSTILITIES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   VENEZUELA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela 
     Resolution of 2020''.
       (b) Prohibition.--Except as consistent with the 
     requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
     seq.), none of the amounts 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 Act.
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