# S.J.Res. 90 (119th): 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.

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.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: de_escalation. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: venezuela. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
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 608: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90. Vote type: discharge.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure directly restrains military hostilities that lack congressional authorization, which is a restraint on possible unjust war and on executive overreach in the use of lethal force. It preserves the defense exception, so it does not hinder legitimate self-defense. The existing de_escalation tag and the measure's text support this classification.
Theological note: Scripture grants the civil sword a limited, just purpose (Romans 13:4), and the just-war tradition requires lawful authority and just cause for taking up arms. This measure concerns whether the executive may initiate hostilities without the constitutional authorization that the people's representatives must provide, which bears on the restraint of unjust killing and the proper ordering of civil authority. The self-defense exception keeps the measure within the bounds of legitimate defense.

## Recorded votes

Roll 608: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90. Yea 49 · Nay 51 · Other 0.

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