H.R. 6915

Summary

H.R. 6915, to prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Dec 19, 2025 by Rep. Seth Moulton (D) with 32 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 6915 has 32 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6915 IH: To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6915  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 19, 2025   Mr. Moulton  (for himself,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mr. Meeks ,  Mr. Himes ,  Mr. Lieu ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Crow ,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Ms. Houlahan ,  Mr. Auchincloss ,  Mr. Ryan ,  Mr. Deluzio ,  Mr. Cisneros ,  Ms. Goodlander ,  Mr. Tran , and  Mr. Vindman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on  Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes.
1.
Prohibition on use of force in or against Venezuela
(a)
In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), no funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Federal Government may be obligated or expended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2026, for any use of military force in or against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela unless Congress has—
(1)
declared war on Venezuela; or
(2)
enacted specific statutory authorization for such use of military force after the date of the enactment of this Act that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et. seq.).
(b)
Exception
The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to a use of military force that is consistent with section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541(c) ).

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To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Seth Moulton (D) sponsors H.R. 6915, and 32 members have co-sponsored it, 15 of them from the day it was introduced.

Seth Moulton

Rep. · D–MA-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 19, 2025

Jake Auchincloss

Rep. · D–MA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Gil Cisneros

Rep. · D–CA-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Jason Crow

Rep. · D–CO-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Jared Golden

Rep. · D–ME-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Maggie Goodlander

Rep. · D–NH-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

James Himes

Rep. · D–CT-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Chrissy Houlahan

Rep. · D–PA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

Ted Lieu

Rep. · D–CA-36 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 6915 went before 2 committees: Armed Services and Foreign Affairs.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Dec 19, 2025 · 581 Bills

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · Dec 19, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6915 has taken 2 actions since Dec 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6915 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6915 goes by 2 titles.

• To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6915 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Foreign Relations, Immigration, Indian/Native American Affairs, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6915 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6915’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6915, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 215 (Friday, December 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOULTON:H.R. 6915.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution[Page H6122]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com