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Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

Introduced Nov 17, 2025

Latest action (Dec 17, 2025) Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summary

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. The directive applies unless Congress has authorized such hostilities through a declaration of war or a specific congressional authorization for use of military force. The resolution invokes section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, which governs the congressional direction of military operations.

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Actions (12)

  1. Dec 17, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  2. Dec 17, 2025 On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 345). · house
  3. Dec 17, 2025 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 345).
  4. Dec 17, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6004-6005) · house
  5. Dec 17, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 61, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. · house
  6. Dec 17, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. · house
  7. Dec 17, 2025 DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 61. · house
  8. Dec 17, 2025 Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H5978-5984; text: CR H5978) · house
  9. Dec 17, 2025 Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order. · house
  10. Dec 16, 2025 ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 61 and H. Con. Res. 64 in the House if called up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that each such concurrent resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on each such concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion except for: 1) with respect to H. Con. Res. 61, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees; and 2) with respect to H. Con. Res. 64, 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. · house
  11. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  12. Nov 17, 2025 Submitted in House

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 17, 2025

Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Himes, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Crow, and Ms. Omar) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere, unless authorized by a declaration of war or a specific congressional authorization for use of military force against such presidentially designated terrorist organization. <all>

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