S.J.Res. 90 · 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.

Legislation· Nov 2025

S.J.Res. 90 Procedural vote, hasn't passed

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.

Directs the President to end U.S. military operations against Venezuela unless Congress authorizes them.

Tradeoff

Reasserts Congress's constitutional power to authorize military action. Does not block defensive operations against armed attacks on the United States.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate rejected a the bill from committee on November 6, 2025, by a vote of 49-51. The bill remains in the Senate.

Senate
Introduced
(Oct 16, 2025)
Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations(Oct 16, 2025)
Senate
On the
Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90
Motion to Discharge Rejected(Roll #608 · Nov 6, 2025)
49 yeanay 51

Rand Paul (R-KY)
Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

Recently introduced · no floor action yet