,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bh1 #bjai ,mr4 ,merkley introduced the 
following joint resolution2 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 ,venezuela4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this joint resolution may be cited as 
the ,prohibiting ,unauthorized ,military
 ,action in ,venezuela ,resolution of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition on introduction
 of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces into 
hostilities with respect to ,venezuela  
7a7 ,prohibition ,none of the funds     
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for the        
,department of ,defense1 or for any     
other department or agency of the       
,united ,states ,government1 may be used
 to introduce the ,armed ,forces of the 
,united ,states into hostilities with   

respect to ,venezuela1 except pursuant  
to a specific statutory authorization by
 ,congress enacted after the date of the
 enactment of this joint resolution4    
7b7 ,applicability of other requirements
 ,nothing in this joint resolution      
supersedes any requirement of the ,war  
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda
 et seq474