Legis Daily

Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1325| Senate 
| Updated: 5/6/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019 This bill 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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
May 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsUnited NationsWar and emergency powers

Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1325| Senate 
| Updated: 5/6/2019
Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019 This bill 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.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
May 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsUnited NationsWar and emergency powers