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Mike Lee (R-UT)

S.Amdt. 3303

S.Amdt. 3303 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

Mr. Lee submitted SA 3303 to add a new subtitle called the Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2025 to bill S. 2296.

The purpose of this amendment is to create a requirement for Congressional authorization before the President can deploy members of the United States Armed Forces into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country for a military humanitarian operation.

The amendment aims to change the bill by adding the following:

  • Definitions: It defines a military humanitarian operation as the deployment of assets, weapons systems, or members of the Armed Forces to areas where hostile activities are reasonably anticipated to prevent or respond to a humanitarian catastrophe or address threats to international peace and security.

  • Exclusions: It lists operations that are not included in this definition, such as:

    • Repelling attacks on the United States, its possessions, embassies, consulates, or Armed Forces members.
    • Reprisals for attacks on the United States or its personnel.
    • Rescue missions for United States citizens, military, or diplomatic personnel.
    • Natural disaster missions lasting 30 days or less where no combat or civil unrest is anticipated.
    • Combatting piracy or maintaining maritime freedom of navigation.
    • Training exercises where no combat with hostile forces is anticipated.

  • Authorization Process: It states the President cannot deploy forces for these operations unless the President submits a formal request to Congress and Congress enacts a specific authorization.