# 119-hconres-93: 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-93, 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. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hconres-93
- 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: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**This resolution directs the President to _remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with the Islamic Republic of Iran_.** It allows keeping forces only as needed to defend the United States or an ally or partner from an imminent attack and ties removal to compliance with the War Powers Resolution. - Service members and commanders: Orders removal from hostilities with Iran while permitting retention of forces strictly to defend against imminent attacks on the United States or its allies. - The President and Pentagon planners: Conditions any ongoing use of force on full compliance with section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution and says removal must occur unless Congress issues a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force against Iran. - Legal and budget scope: Frames its instruction under the War Powers Resolution and does not create new statutory funding or new program authorities.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed | 220 | 204 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit U.S. fighting with Iran to defense: benefit, high. If adopted by both chambers, Congress would direct the President, under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. The President would be able to keep only forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from an imminent attack. Any use of forc…

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## Sources
- [119-hconres-93 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/93)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-93 (as of 2026-09-24).