Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2025
What it does
The Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 would prohibit the use of U.S. Armed Forces funds to conduct hostilities against Venezuela unless authorized by a specific statute enacted after the bill’s passage or by a congressional authorization consistent with the War Powers Resolution. The bill allows exceptions for self-defense, defense of U.S. personnel, lawful counternarcotics operations not constituting hostilities, and humanitarian assistance. It defines “hostilities” broadly to include any use of lethal or potentially lethal force by U.S. forces, regardless of deployment method or intermittency, and clarifies that it does not override existing War Powers…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.