Cuba War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 124)
Would direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Cuba unless Congress declares war or specifically authorizes force.
On April 28, 2026, the Senate voted 51 to 47 that a point of order against S.J.Res. 124 was well taken. The bill-status record describes the point of order as stating that the resolution is not entitled to expedited procedures under 50 U.S.C. 1546a and records that the pending motion to discharge fell. This action did not decide passage of the resolution.
Part of Senate Votes on Venezuela and Cuba War Powers, with how every senator voted on 4 related roll calls.
Status
introduced
Mar 12, 2026
Recorded actions
1
Complete roll calls
Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
How the Senate voted
Each roll call below links to the complete list of how every senator voted, with the official question and source.
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· Senate roll call 108
Denying Fast-Track Status to a Cuba War Powers Resolution
Sustain a point of order that S.J.Res. 124, a Cuba war powers resolution, is not entitled to expedited procedures
Point of Order Well Taken · 51 yea, 47 nay, 2 not voting
What the text provides
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Direction to remove forces
Section 2(a) would direct the President, under section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985, to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Cuba unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force.
Section 2(a) · Source record
Rule of construction
Section 2(b) states that the resolution does not prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or the threat of an imminent armed attack, or from lawfully executing counternarcotics operations.
Section 2(b) · Source record
Findings
Section 1 states findings on Congress's power to declare war, the President's responsibility to defend against attack, the absence of a declaration of war or specific authorization for force against Cuba, the treatment of force within or against Cuba, including a blockade or quarantine, as hostilities under the War Powers Resolution, and the expedited procedures that apply to such resolutions.
Section 1, paragraphs (1) through (5) · Source record
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How to read this record
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