H.Con.Res. 89 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Apr 23, 2026 by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). 16 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 24, 2026): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 244.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 23, 2026
Cosponsors
16
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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 23, 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 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.

Pramila JayapalD-WA-7Sponsor

Democrats · 15

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
    Jul 23, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 214–208
  2. On the Concurrent Resolution
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 23, 2026Submitted in House
  2. Apr 23, 2026 · HouseSubmitted in House
  3. Apr 23, 2026Submitted in House
  4. Apr 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  5. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that, it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 89 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 Jayapal of Washington, or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection.
  6. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseConsideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
  7. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseConsidered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H5160-5165; text: CR H5160)
  8. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 89.
  9. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
  10. Jul 22, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 89, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the concurrent resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jayapal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  11. Jul 23, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5186)
  12. Jul 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 282).House · Roll call 282
  13. Jul 23, 2026 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 282).House · Roll call 282
  14. Jul 23, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jul 23, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  16. Sep 24, 2026Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged, under the order of 8/8/26.
  17. Sep 24, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged, under the order of 8/8/26.
  18. Sep 24, 2026 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4962-4969)
  19. Sep 24, 2026Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 244.Senate · Roll call 244
  20. Sep 24, 2026 · SenateFailed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 244.Senate · Roll call 244

Committees

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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. Friends Committee on National Legislation1 report
    $1M reported (all issues)
  2. J STREET1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  3. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.1 report
    $140.1K 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.