POSITIVE War & Foreign Policy 119th Congress

H.R.8103 Prohibit Military Force Against Cuba (Funding)

Prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (119th Congress)

Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Appropriations Clause gives Congress power of the purse over military operations; Boland Amendments established precedent.

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
Boland Amendments (1982-86) — congressional precedent for using appropriations riders to restrict unauthorized military operations

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$3.1M combined quarterly activity

2 lobbying firms

2 clients represented

2026-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Foreign Relations

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC

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 Cuba. Congress's power of the purse (Article I, Section 9) is the primary constitutional check on executive military action.