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S.J.Res. 124119th CongressInternational Affairs
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
Sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 13 active : 12 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: The motion to discharge fell when the point of order was well taken.
Where it standsBefore the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Cuba unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.
The resolution specifies that it shall not be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack, the threat of an imminent armed attack, or the lawful execution of counternarcotics operations.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Caribbean area
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Cuba
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- War and emergency powers
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 54Middle 30–70
- 37Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
13 activeShow all 13 cosponsors
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
