# 116-hr-5543: No War Against Iran Act

116-hr-5543, No War Against Iran Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5543
- Congress: 116
- Title: No War Against Iran Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 106
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No War Against Iran Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress has either declared war or enacted specific statutory authorization for such use. An exception is made for a presidential exercise of power to introduce Armed Forces into hostilities (or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated) when there is a national emergency created by an attack upon the United States. The bill further states that no prior authorizations of military force (e.g., against Iraq) may be construed to authorize the use of military force against Iran.

## Cosponsors (106)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5543)

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