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Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017

Introduced: October 31, 2017 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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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 October 31, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 17, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 6, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 6, 2017
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2017
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 31, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 31, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 31, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2047: Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2047/
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"S. 2047: Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2047/.
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S. 2047, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2047/.
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