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Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This concurrent resolution directs the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of the Iranian government or military unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.
The resolution specifies that it shall not be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from imminent attack.
House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2449)
Library of CongressFailed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 219 (Roll no. 85).
Floor Vote
Failed in the House
House floor actionsConsideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
House floor actionsMr. Mast asked unanimous consent That, it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 38 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that the concurrent resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion except for two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection.
Library of CongressSubmitted in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Committee
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Pursuant to the order of the House of March 3, 2026, I call up the concurrent resolution (H. Con.
I rise in opposition to H. Con. Res. 38, Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
James Madison wrote to Thomas Jefferson in 1789: ``The Constitution supposes, what the history of all governments demonstrates, that the executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most prone to it. It has accordingly with studied care vested the question of war in the legislature.''
Make no mistake about it: The Iranian regime is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Despite extensive diplomatic efforts, the regime refuses to give up its nuclear weapon ambitions, its ballistic, cruise, and antiship missile production and proliferation, or its support of terror.
I urge my colleagues to vote against this resolution, hoping to score political points by tying the President's hands in the face of danger. It is time that we defend our liberty, our freedom, our neighbors, and this great Nation in the face of Iran's systematic terror.
Instead of airing personal grievances with the President, the American people and our servicemembers would be better off if Congress focused on reopening the Department of Homeland Security to prevent attacks on American soil and support the President in executing his Article II duty.
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution began, and a dark veil of terror descended upon the Middle East. Since then, Iran has operated as the nucleus to the world's most dangerous terror network.
This past weekend, President Trump launched military operations against the terrorist Iranian regime, alongside our ally, Israel, killing the Ayatollah and many of his top lieutenants in the IRGC and the council of clerics.
I just say that I am against this resolution. May God bless and protect our courageous servicemembers, as well as the idea of soldiers who are fighting this tyrannical Iranian dictatorship with incredible courage, professionalism, skill, and tenacity.
I rise in support of this War Powers Resolution today because the moral hazard posed by a government no longer constrained by our Constitution is a grave threat.
I rise in opposition to H. Con. Res. 38 which would limit the President's ability to protect the American people from Iran's terrorist regime. I believe that this resolution--and maybe misunderstood--sends a troubling message to our troops and a perhaps interpreted welcome message to our enemy.
The fact is, around the world, we are at war with the country of Iran. In my ancestral country of Lebanon, today, their proxies are firing on Israel in support of their hatred of the little Satan, we being the big Satan.
I ask all Members to pray for the safety of our men and women in uniform and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. I also urge my colleagues to oppose this resolution.
I don't think Iran had a meeting where they debated whether they should support Hamas to go and do that attack. They did it, and now America is in the position that we are in.
My colleagues on the other side of the aisle are claiming we must pass this resolution because President Trump acted without an imminent threat to U.S. forces in the region. Are we serious? No imminent threat?
Now, at the very moment when decisive action is being taken to dismantle a threat, this resolution would tie the hands of the President of the United States. Congress should not allow this to happen. Congress cannot allow this to happen.
The Iranian terrorist regime has been at war with the American people for nearly 50 years through countless terrorist attacks, countless American servicemen and -women injured, and a persistent danger to the United States of America. President Trump's actions are a long time coming, well-meaning, and well- deserved.
I rise today in strong support of the American people, in support of our men and women in uniform, in support of the United States Constitution, and in support of this War Powers Resolution.
I urge my colleagues to vote in support of the Constitution and then go on to the debate of whether we should go into Iran or how we go into Iran. I think there will be some mixed views on that, but that is a different subject.
I am hearing very interesting and good arguments all over this spectrum on this. That is why it is reposed in the Representatives of the people to decide it. It is not Donald Trump, not JD Vance, not Tulsi Gabbard, or anybody else in the executive branch. It is our decision.
The Constitution is clear: the power to declare war rests with Congress. I want nothing more than a free Iran and safety and security for innocent Iranians. That requires more than force. It requires seriousness, accountability, and a real plan to support the Iranian people in determining their own future.
On Saturday morning, Americans woke up to the shocking news that our Nation was at war again in the Middle East. There was no public justification, no vote to authorize this war in Congress.
I support the bipartisan War Powers Resolution. We find ourselves, once again, in a foolish regime change war, much like the one that my generation was sent to serve in Iraq that cost thousands of lives and a trillion-plus dollars.
I urge approval of this resolution to stop Trump's forever war. Unless it is approved, Trump will only be encouraged to grab more and more power on his drive for total authoritarian, one-man rule in this country and the world.
My colleagues will try to claim that voting for this War Powers Resolution hurts our servicemembers, but the opposite is true. We owe our servicemembers a real debate before we send them into harm's way. Voting ``yes'' is a vote for our military to ensure that their sacrifices won't be in vain.
War in all its forms is Hell. Only occasionally, and after careful consideration, can this Hell on Earth be considered necessary. It is Congress' duty to conduct this deliberation, and to ensure no one person can declare war. Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority to declare war. Mr.
I am especially concerned about Iran's stockpile of enhanced uranium, which could be used at any time. I know that the President has said that the nuclear capability of Iran had been obliterated.
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