# 119-hconres-40: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

119-hconres-40, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status failed (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-40
- Congress: 119
- Title: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
- Status: failed
- Introduced: 2025-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 90
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**End U.S. hostilities with Iran.** This concurrent resolution would direct the President, under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

## Cosponsors (90)

- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Failed | 213 | 214 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove U.S. forces from Iran: benefit, medium. Had it passed, the concurrent resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Forces could have stayed only to defend the United States or an ally or partner from an imminent attack. Any defensive use would have required full compliance with the…

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## Sources
- [119-hconres-40 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/40)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-40 (as of 2026-09-24).