Urge Congress to pass the Venezuela War Powers Resolutions

Regarding Venezuela, … in these situations it is the people who suffer, not the authorities. The signals coming from the United States change, and so we must see… There is this danger, this possibility, that there could be an action, an operation, including an invasion of Venezuelan territory. I again believe it is better to seek dialogue within this pressure, including economic pressure, but looking for another way to bring about change, if that is what the United States decide to do.

—Pope Leo XIV, press conference aboard papal plane, 02 December 2025

Urge Congress to pass the Venezuela War Powers Resolutions

The administration has pursued military action against alleged drug trafficking boats in international waters for months without authorization from Congress, without evidence of the claims, and without a direct threat against the United States. For the first time, the House of Representatives will vote THIS WEEK on War Powers Resolutions to stop U.S. hostilities toward Venezuela.

Please click the red phone icon in the grey box at right (below on mobile devices) to get the phone number and a script you can read to urge a vote in favor of restraint. After your phone call, you may need to click the "Send Message" button at the bottom of the grey box.

Background

Information from our partners at Peace Action:

Since the recent round of War Powers Resolution votes in the Senate, the situation has continued to escalate. First, the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, with reports that there are plans for additional seizures. The legally dubious bombings of small boats continues as well. In total, these strikes have now accounted for the extrajudicial killing of at least 95 people. International legal and human rights experts have widely denounced the extrajudicial killings as violations of international law, even calling them crimes against humanity.

There are also signals that the U.S. could be preparing for a land invasion, and the president has acknowledged that he has authorized covert CIA operations within Venezuela.

We need to press even harder with the message that it is Congress, NOT the president, that gets to decide when the U.S. goes to war. Our Constitution gives Congress the power to stop overtures toward war by passing a War Powers Resolution. This week, your representative will be voting on whether to do just that.

Two bills have been introduced in the House, and between them, 56 representatives from both parties are already on board.

The first (H Con Res 61), sponsored by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), would require the president to remove U.S. troops from hostilities with any presidentially-designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere unless he receives congressional approval for military action.

The second (H Con Res 64), sponsored by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), would direct the president to remove U.S. forces from any conflict with or within Venezuela unless authorized to use military force by Congress.