S 1039 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-04-04· Sponsored by Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]· Senate

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2019-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019 This bill prohibits funds from being used for kinetic military operations against Iran unless Congress authorizes such an action, with various exceptions such as in response to an imminent threat. ("Kinetic military operations" typically refers to active military actions, in contrast to latent operations or cyberwarfare.)…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats1 Republican1 Independent
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]KY
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]VT
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]CA
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]CT
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]HI
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI
Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]DE
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]MA
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]MD
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]PA
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT