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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 2357· Senate(119-SAMDT-2357)

To amend the rule of construction.

Rep. Schiff
Age: 66 years
California
Introduced
6/25/2025
Last activity
6/25/2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsored by
Adam Schiff
Cosponsors
Democrat - 2Republican - 0
Changes bill
119-SJRES-59 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
  1. Introduced

What this amendment would do

This amendment, numbered SA 2357, was put forward by Mr. Schiff, along with Mr. Kim and Mr. Kaine. It was sent over to the Committee on Foreign Relations as a proposal for the joint resolution S.J. Res. 59, which aims to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

What It Aims to Change

The amendment changes lines 19 through 21 on page 3 of the bill. It adds a specific rule of construction stating that nothing in that section shall be seen as stopping the United States from doing certain things.

  • Defending our own: Defending against an attack on the United States, its personnel, or its facilities in other nations.
  • Gathering intelligence: Collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence—including with Israel, other nations, and international organizations—about threats from Iran or its proxies.
  • Helping allies defend themselves: Assisting Israel and other nations in taking defensive measures to protect their territory from retaliatory attacks by Iran or its proxies, or by providing defensive materiel support for those defensive measures.