RepublicanAmendment · S.Amdt. 4187· Senate(119-SAMDT-4187)

S.Amdt. 4187

Rep. Budd
Age: 55 years
North Carolina
Introduced
1/13/2026
Sponsored by
Ted Budd
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-SJRES-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.
  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.