| R 037 |
| 2026 -- S 2067 Enacted 01/13/2026 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CONDEMNING UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY ACTIONS, VIOLATIONS OF FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY, AND RECURRING U.S. INTERVENTIONIST FAILURES IN LATIN AMERICA |
Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Kallman, Mack, Urso, and Pearson |
| Date Introduced: January 13, 2026 |
| WHEREAS, The United States Constitution assigns to Congress exclusive authority to |
| authorize war and the use of military force abroad; and |
| WHEREAS, Respect for national sovereignty is a cornerstone of international law and |
| peaceful global relations; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States has a documented history of intervention in Latin |
| America that supported authoritarian regimes and resulted in long-term instability and human |
| rights abuses, including support for Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, Augusto Pinochet in Chile, and |
| Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic; and |
| WHEREAS, Statements or rhetoric suggesting military or coercive action against |
| sovereign nations, including references concerning Venezuela, Colombia, and Greenland, risk |
| repeating historic interventionist mistakes; and |
| WHEREAS, Recent actions resulting in the capture of the President of Venezuela, |
| Nicolás Maduro, and his transfer into United States custody, outside a traditional extradition or |
| international legal process, reflect a dangerous escalation and echo past interventionist practices |
| shown to be harmful; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Rhode Island condemns any unauthorized |
| military action undertaken without the express approval of the United States Congress, which |
| coincides with the resolution passed last week by the U.S. Senate which states that the United |
| States should not take any further action without Congressional approval; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate condemns violations of foreign sovereignty, coercive |
| threats or rhetoric against sovereign nations, and extraterritorial seizures of foreign leaders |
| outside lawful process; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the |
| leadership of the United States Congress, and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation. |
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