S 2047
115th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Asia
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy
North Korea
War and emergency powers
Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017
Introduced: October 31, 2017
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017
This bill prohibits funds from being used without express congressional authorization for kinetic military operations in North Korea absent an imminent threat to the United States.
The prohibition shall not apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces to: (1) repel an attack on the United States, its territories or possessions, the Armed Forces, or U.S. allies; or (2) rescue or remove U.S. personnel.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1