US SB1325 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019 defines a military humanitarian operation as an operation involving the deployment of members or weapons systems of the Armed Forces where hostile activities are reasonably anticipated with the aim of preventing or responding to a humanitarian catastrophe or addressing a threat posed to international peace and security. The President may not deploy members of the Armed Forces into a foreign country for a military humanitarian operation not authorized by statute or Congress.
Title
Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
United Nations
War and emergency powers
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
United Nations
War and emergency powers
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1325/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1325/BILLS-116s1325is.pdf |