Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., have indicated that if President Donald Trump pursues military action against Venezuela, they will seek to prohibit U.S. attacks against the foreign nation.

During a Senate floor speech on Monday, Schumer said he, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., “will immediately file a war powers resolution to force congressional action to block the use of troops in Venezuela” should Trump move to carry out strikes against the South American country.

“Americans do not want a pointless war in Venezuela,” he declared. 

During a Monday appearance on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Schumer said, “First, the bill is bipartisan — it’s Rand Paul, Tim Kaine, myself, and I think now, Senator [Adam] Schiff.” 

TRUMP SAYS ‘DON’T READ ANYTHING INTO IT’ WHEN ASKED ABOUT DECLARING VENEZUELA’S AIRSPACE CLOSED

Left: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025; Right: President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en-route to Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2025. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Schiff is a Democrat from California.

Kaine indicated during a Sunday appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that if the U.S. conducts military action against Venezuela, he will “immediately” move with Schumer, Paul and Schiff.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Kaine, Paul and Schiff pushed a joint resolution to prohibit the president from unilaterally attacking Venezuela, but the effort was stymied when all but two Republican Senators — Paul and Sen. Lisa Murkowsk of Alaska — voted against advancing the proposal past a procedural hurdle.

US ESCALATION WITH MADURO HALTS DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO VENEZUELA

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., leaves the Senate floor after a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Pursuant to section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a), and in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976, Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force,” the proposal stated.

“Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack,” the measure noted.

TRUMP GAVE MADURO ULTIMATUM TO FLEE VENEZUELA AS LAND OPERATIONS LOOM: REPORT

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump suggested that Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed.

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“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” he declared in the post.