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S.J.Res. 124 (119th): 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.

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.

senate · Procedural

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Official source

Summary

Recorded summary

This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Cuba unless Congress has enacted a declaration of war or an authorization for the use of military force for that purpose. It states that it shall not be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself against an armed attack or the threat of an imminent armed attack, or from lawfully executing counternarcotics operations.

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Theological note: The measure bears on the Christian concern for just war, where the use of force requires lawful authority, proportion, and restraint from unjust killing. It also touches the constitutional principle that the power to commit a nation to war belongs to the representative branch, which serves the wider duty of civil authority to act under law and not by unchecked executive will. Its self-defense and counternarcotics exceptions are relevant to whether the restraint is limited to unauthorized aggression.

Scoring

How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: cuba. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: de_escalation. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: war_powers. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 108: On the Point of Order S.J.Res. 124. Vote type: procedural.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill directly restrains military hostilities against Cuba that lack congressional authorization, which is a restraint on unjust war and an affirmation of lawful authority. The explicit exceptions for defense against armed attack and lawful counternarcotics reduce the scope of the restraint but do not reverse its direction.
Theological note: The measure bears on the Christian concern for just war, where the use of force requires lawful authority, proportion, and restraint from unjust killing. It also touches the constitutional principle that the power to commit a nation to war belongs to the representative branch, which serves the wider duty of civil authority to act under law and not by unchecked executive will. Its self-defense and counternarcotics exceptions are relevant to whether the restraint is limited to unauthorized aggression.

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Roll

Recorded votes

Roll 108 · April 28, 2026, 05:09 PM · On the Point of Order S.J.Res. 124 · Point of Order Well Taken (51-47)

Yea 51 · Nay 47 · Other 2

Yea

ARMSTRONG, ALAN REP · OK · Not yet tested on life and child-protection votes
BANKS, JAMES E. HON. REP · IN · Compromises on record
BARRASSO, JOHN A REP · WY · Compromises on record
BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS. REP · TN · Compromises on record
BOOZMAN, SEN. JOHN REP · AR · Compromises on record
BRITT, KATIE BOYD REP · AL · Compromises on record
BUDD, THEODORE P REP · NC · Compromises on record
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE REP · WV · Compromises on record
CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. REP · LA · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
CORNYN, JOHN SEN REP · TX · Compromises on record
COTTON, THOMAS REP · AR · Compromises on record
CRAMER, KEVIN MR. REP · ND · Compromises on record
CRAPO, MICHAEL D REP · ID · Compromises on record
CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED REP · TX · Compromises on record
CURTIS, JOHN REP · UT · Compromises on record
DAINES, STEVE REP · MT · Compromises on record
ERNST, JONI K REP · IA · Compromises on record
FETTERMAN, JOHN KARL DEM · PA · Disqualifying vote on record
FISCHER, DEBRA S. REP · NE · Compromises on record
GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. REP · SC · Compromises on record
GRASSLEY, CHARLES E REP · IA · Compromises on record
HAGERTY, BILL REP · TN · Compromises on record
HAWLEY, JOSHUA DAVID SEN REP · MO · Compromises on record
HOEVEN, JOHN REP · ND · Compromises on record
HUSTED, JON REP · OH · Compromises on record
HYDE-SMITH, CINDY REP · MS · Compromises on record
JOHNSON, RON HAROLD MR. REP · WI · Compromises on record
JUSTICE, JAMES CONLEY II REP · WV · Compromises on record
KENNEDY, JOHN NEELY REP · LA · Compromises on record
LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL REP · OK · Compromises on record
LEE, MIKE REP · UT · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE MRS. REP · WY · Compromises on record
MARSHALL, ROGER W REP · KS · Compromises on record
MCCONNELL, MITCH REP · KY · Compromises on record
MCCORMICK, DAVE REP · PA · Compromises on record
MOODY, ASHLEY REP · FL · Compromises on record
MORAN, JERRY REP · KS · Compromises on record
MORENO, BERNIE REP · OH · Compromises on record
MURKOWSKI, LISA REP · AK · Compromises on record
RICKETTS, PETE REP · NE · Compromises on record
RISCH, JAMES E MR. UNK · ID · Compromises on record
ROUNDS, MIKE REP · SD · Compromises on record
SCHMITT, ERIC REP · MO · Compromises on record
SCOTT, RICK SEN REP · FL · Compromises on record
SCOTT, TIMOTHY E. REP · SC · Compromises on record
SHEEHY, TIM REP · MT · Compromises on record
SULLIVAN, DAN REP · AK · Compromises on record
THUNE, JOHN R. REP · SD · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
TILLIS, THOM R SEN REP · NC · Compromises on record
WICKER, ROGER SEN. REP · MS · Compromises on record
YOUNG, TODD CHRISTOPHER REP · IN · Compromises on record

Nay

ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA DEM · MD · Disqualifying vote on record
BALDWIN, TAMMY DEM · WI · Disqualifying vote on record
BENNET, MICHAEL F. DEM · CO · Disqualifying vote on record
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD DEM · CT · Disqualifying vote on record
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA DEM · DE · Disqualifying vote on record
BOOKER, CORY A. DEM · NJ · Disqualifying vote on record
CANTWELL, MARIA DEM · WA · Disqualifying vote on record
COLLINS, SUSAN M. REP · ME · Compromises on record
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. DEM · DE · Disqualifying vote on record
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE DEM · NV · Disqualifying vote on record
DUCKWORTH, L. TAMMY DEM · IL · Disqualifying vote on record
DURBIN, RICHARD J. DEM · IL · Disqualifying vote on record
GALLEGO, RUBEN DEM · AZ · Disqualifying vote on record
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN DEM · NY · Disqualifying vote on record
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD DEM · NH · Disqualifying vote on record
HEINRICH, MARTIN DEM · NM · Disqualifying vote on record
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. DEM · CO · Disqualifying vote on record
HIRONO, MAZIE K. DEM · HI · Disqualifying vote on record
KAINE, TIMOTHY MICHAEL DEM · VA · Disqualifying vote on record
KELLY, MARK DEM · AZ · Disqualifying vote on record
KIM, ANDY DEM · NJ · Disqualifying vote on record
KING, ANGUS S. JR. IND · ME · Disqualifying vote on record
KLOBUCHAR, AMY DFL · MN · Disqualifying vote on record
LUJAN, BEN RAY DEM · NM · Disqualifying vote on record
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. DEM · MA · Disqualifying vote on record
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN DEM · OR · Disqualifying vote on record
MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S DEM · CT · Disqualifying vote on record
MURRAY, PATTY DEM · WA · Disqualifying vote on record
OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN DEM · GA · Disqualifying vote on record
PADILLA, ALEX DEM · CA · Disqualifying vote on record
PAUL, RAND REP · KY · Qualified on the 118th–119th Congress record
PETERS, GARY DEM · MI · Disqualifying vote on record
REED, JOHN F. DEM · RI · Disqualifying vote on record
ROSEN, JACKY DEM · NV · Disqualifying vote on record
SANDERS, BERNARD IND · VT · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHATZ, BRIAN DEM · HI · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHIFF, ADAM DEM · CA · Disqualifying vote on record
SCHUMER, CHARLES E. DEM · NY · Disqualifying vote on record
SHAHEEN, JEANNE DEM · NH · Disqualifying vote on record
SLOTKIN, ELISSA DEM · MI · Disqualifying vote on record
SMITH, TINA DEM · MN · Disqualifying vote on record
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS DEM · MD · Disqualifying vote on record
WARNOCK, RAPHAEL DEM · GA · Disqualifying vote on record
WARREN, ELIZABETH DEM · MA · Disqualifying vote on record
WELCH, PETER DEM · VT · Disqualifying vote on record
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON DEM · RI · Disqualifying vote on record
WYDEN, RONALD L. DEM · OR · Disqualifying vote on record

Other

TUBERVILLE, THOMAS H REP · AL · Compromises on record
WARNER, MARK ROBERT DEM · VA · Disqualifying vote on record

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