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H.R. 1004: Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act

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H.R. 1004: Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act

Plain summary

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act This bill prohibits funds made available to federal departments or agencies from being used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with Venezuela, except pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) a specific statutory authorization that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution and is enacted after the enactment of this bill, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States or the Armed Forces.

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Official text

Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · 79 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1004, Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act (2019-04-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and 19 more.

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Words on this page, explained (4)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1004 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116