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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 Iran.

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

Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Latest action (Apr 21, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Defense
Legislative subjects (7)
Conflicts and warsCongressional-executive branch relationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIranMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary
  • Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran, unless explicitly authorized by Congress through a declaration of war or specific military force authorization.
  • Excludes from this directive U.S. operations necessary to defend itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack.
  • Allows U.S. Armed Forces to maintain defensive military presence in the region and protects those forces not engaged in hostilities with Iran.
  • Does not prevent or restrict U.S. intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative activities related to threats from Iran or surrounding countries.
  • Does not authorize the use of military force against Iran.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Ro Khanna’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • GOOGLE $160,885
  • Employer not reported $104,250
  • APPLE $33,025
  • ACCEL $29,700
  • COOLEY LLP $28,800

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ro Khanna → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Apr 21, 2026 Submitted in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HCONRES 89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 102 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 101 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 100 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 99 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 95 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 94 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)
  • HCONRES 92 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (shares 7 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HCONRES 89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Passed Senate Sep 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 96%
  • HCONRES 91 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 96%
  • HCONRES 92 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Cong. 119 96%
  • HCONRES 88 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 96%
  • HCONRES 100 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 95%
  • HCONRES 105 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 95%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 21, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Khanna 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 Iran.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF USE OF FORCE.

(a) Termination.—Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President to remove the use of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, including potential ground forces in a combat role or used for occupation, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.

(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed to—

(1) prevent the United States from defending itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack;

(2) prevent the United States Armed Forces from maintaining a troop presence in the region for defensive purposes; or

(3) force the removal of the United States Armed Forces in the region who are not engaged in hostilities against Iran.

SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE SHARING.

Nothing in this resolution may be construed to influence or disrupt any intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative activities relating to threats in or emanating from Iran or surrounding countries conducted by, or in conjunction with, the United States Government involving—

(1) the collection of intelligence;

(2) the analysis of intelligence; or

(3) the sharing of intelligence between the United States and any coalition partner, if the President determines such sharing is appropriate and in the national security interests of the United States.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO NONAUTHORIZATION OF THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.

Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), nothing in this concurrent resolution may be construed as authorizing the use of military force. <all>

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