,,iia ,calendar ,no4 #bih #aaith        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,j4      
,,res4 #ih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #c1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,paul1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4
 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 
,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,van 
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,wyden1    
,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4
 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,coons1     
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 and ,ms4 ,cantwell7 introduced
 the following joint resolution2 which  
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,january #h 7legislative day1 ,january  
#g71 #bjbf;,committee discharged1 by    
motion1 pursuant to #ej ,u4,s4,c4       
#aedf;a1 and placed on the calendar     
,,joint ,,resolution  ,to direct the    

removal of ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces from hostilities within or      
against ,venezuela that have not been   
authorized by ,congress4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,congress has the sole power to    
declare war under article ,i1 section   
#h1 clause #aa of the ,united ,states   
,constitution4  7#b7 ,congress has not  
declared war upon ,venezuela or any     
person or organization within or        
operating from ,venezuela1 nor enacted a
 specific statutory authorization for   
use of military force within or against 
,venezuela4  7#c7 ,the use of military  
force by the ,united ,states ,armed     
,forces within or against ,venezuela    
constitutes the introduction of ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces into hostilities 
within the meaning of section #d7;a7 of 
the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a774  7#d7 ,section    
#ajac of the ,department of ,state      
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aihd and #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 

provides that any joint resolution or   
bill to require the removal of ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces from imminent    
engagement in hostilities without a     
declaration of war or specific statutory
 authorization shall be considered in   
accordance with the expedited procedures
 of section #fja7;b7 of the             
,international ,security and ,arms      
,export ,control ,act of #aigf4  #b4    
,termination of the use of ,united      
,states forces for hostilities within or
 against ,venezuela  7a7 ,termination   
,pursuant to section #ajac of the       
,department of ,state ,authorization    
,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihd and #aihe    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a71 and in         
accordance with the provisions of       
section #fja7;b7 of the ,international  
,security ,assistance and ,arms ,export 
,control ,act of #aigf1 ,congress hereby
 directs the ,president to terminate the
 use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces  
for hostilities within or against       
,venezuela1 unless explicitly authorized

 by a declaration of war or specific    
authorization for use of military force4
  7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this section shall be construed to      
prevent the ,united ,states from        
defending itself from an armed attack or
 threat of an imminent armed attack4    
,january #h 7legislative day1 ,january  
#g71 #bjbf;,committee discharged1 by    
motion1 pursuant to #ej ,u4,s4,c4       
#aedf;a1 and placed on the calendar