POSITIVE War & Foreign Policy 119th Congress

H.R.6915 Prohibit Funds for Military Force in Venezuela

Prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Appropriations Clause gives Congress control over military spending; no authorization exists for Venezuela operations.

U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7 — Appropriations Clause; no money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by law

U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 11 — Congress's exclusive war declaration power
War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. § 1544(c) — congressional authority over unauthorized hostilities

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$7M combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-first_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Foreign Relations

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Prohibits funding for unauthorized military force against Venezuela. Congress's power of the purse (Article I, Section 9) is the primary constitutional check on executive military action without congressional authorization.