US SB3344

Prohibits use of Department of Defense or any other U.S. government agency funds to conduct hostilities against Venezuela without specific congressional authorization enacted after the bill's passage or authorization consistent with the War Powers Resolution

Preserves U.S. ability to defend itself and citizens from armed attacks or imminent threats, defend Armed Forces and personnel from attack, conduct lawful counternarcotics operations that do not constitute hostilities, and provide humanitarian assistance to Venezuela

Defines "hostilities" as any use of lethal or potentially lethal force by U.S. forces, including remote deployment (such as drones), regardless of whether the force is intermittent

Maintains all existing requirements under the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.)

Introduced December 4, 2025 by Senators Merkley, Kaine, and Van Hollen; referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations