Ted Budd (R-NC)

S.Amdt. 4187

S.Amdt. 4187 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S.J.Res. 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

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

SA 4187, submitted by Mr. BUDD, is an amendment to joint resolution S.J. Res. 98. This resolution aims to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that Congress has not authorized.

The purpose of this amendment is to replace subsection (b) of section 2 with a new Rule of Construction. This change ensures that nothing in the section prevents the United States from:

  • Defending itself from a threat of imminent armed attack or an armed attack.
  • Conducting Department of Defense sensitive activities, as defined in section 130g(d) of title 10, United States Code.