Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 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.
What just happenedMay 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 6, 2019
- May 6, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - May 6, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate