H.Con.Res. 75 · 119th Congress

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Introduced on Mar 4, 2026 by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5). 11 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 14, 2026): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Mar 4, 2026
Cosponsors
11
0 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

  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 4, 2026). Public domain.

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of its government or military no later than March 30, 2026, 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, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Roll calls

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  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· Failed 212–212

History

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  1. Mar 4, 2026Submitted in House
  2. Mar 4, 2026Submitted in House
  3. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Apr 27, 2026 · HouseMr. Self asked unanimous consent That, it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 75 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 without intervening motion except for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by Representative Mast of Florida and Representative Meeks of New York, or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection.
  5. May 13, 2026 · HouseConsideration initiated previous order of the House.
  6. May 13, 2026 · HouseConsidered previous order of the House. (consideration: CR H3439-3446; text: CR H3439)
  7. May 13, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
  8. May 13, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
  9. May 13, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 75, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. May 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3506-3507)
  11. May 14, 2026Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 212 (Roll no. 170).House · Roll call 170
  12. May 14, 2026 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 212 - 212 (Roll no. 170).House · Roll call 170
  13. May 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2 reports
    $180.1K reported (all issues)
  2. Demand Progress Action, Inc1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  3. FDD Action1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)
  4. Friends Committee on National Legislation1 report
    $1M reported (all issues)
  5. J STREET1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.