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S.J.Res. 98119th CongressInternational Affairs
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.
Sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 30 active : 1 Republican, 28 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Point of order that the measure is not entitled to expedited procedures under 50 U.S.C. 1546(a) raised against the measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 9.
Where it standsBefore the Senate7 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 terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted. The joint resolution specifies that it shall not be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Latin America
- Military operations and strategy
- Venezuela
- War and emergency powers
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 50Middle 30–70
- 43Entrenched 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-v3, 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, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
30 activeShow all 30 cosponsors
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Duckworth
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.
