H.Con.Res. 68 · 119th Congress

To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.

Introduced on Jan 7, 2026 by James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). 126 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 22, 2026): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Cosponsors
126
1 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Latin America
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Venezuela

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 7, 2026). Public domain.

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James P. McGovernD-MA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 125

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Passage· Failed 215–215

History

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  1. Jan 7, 2026Submitted in House
  2. Jan 7, 2026Submitted in House
  3. Jan 7, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Jan 21, 2026 · HouseORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 68 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 one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by Representative Mast of Florida, Representative Meeks of New York, and Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseConsideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
  6. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseConsidered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H1317-1325; text: CR H1317)
  7. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 68.
  8. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
  9. Jan 22, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Con.Res. 68, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1334-1335)
  11. Jan 22, 2026Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 215 (Roll no. 48).House · Roll call 48
  12. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 215 (Roll no. 48).House · Roll call 48
  13. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Demand Progress Action, Inc2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  2. MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION1 report
  3. NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.