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S. 1039 (116th)

Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019

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Introduced

4 April 2019

Last action

4 April 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rand Paul, Richard Durbin, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, Martin Heinrich, Christopher Murphy, Edward Markey, Brian Schatz, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten Gillibrand, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Wyden, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Tina Smith, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Michael Bennet, Mark Warner, Christopher Coons, Patty Murray, Catherine Cortez Masto

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence

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Summary

Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019 This bill prohibits funds from being used for kinetic military operations against Iran unless Congress authorizes such an action, with various exceptions such as in response to an imminent threat. ("Kinetic military operations" typically refers to active military actions, in contrast to latent operations or cyberwarfare.)

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Timeline

  1. 4 April 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 April 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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