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A joint resolution prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the…

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A joint resolution prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations.

Introduced: February 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 1999
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1822-1824)
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of Department of Defense funds to conduct U.S. military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress first enacts a law containing specific authorization for those operations. Specifies exceptions for intelligence activities, surveillance, the provision of logistical support, or any measure necessary to defend U.S. armed forces against an immediate attack.

What's happening now February 24, 1999

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 3, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 11: A joint resolution prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-11/
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"S.J. Res. 11: A joint resolution prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-11/.
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S.J. Res. 11, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-11/.
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[S.J. Res. 11: A joint resolution prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-11/)
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