H.Con.Res. 38

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 38 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 38

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized 
hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 17, 2025

Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Hoyle of 
Oregon, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Casar, Ms. 
Pressley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Omar, Mr. Garcia 
of Illinois, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized 
hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Congress has the sole power to declare war under 
article 1, section 8, clause 11 of the United States 
Constitution.
(2) Congress has not declared war with respect to, or 
provided a specific statutory authorization for, hostilities 
involving United States Armed Forces against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran.
(3) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(c)) states that ``at any time that United States Armed 
Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the 
United States, its possessions and territories without a 
declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such 
forces shall be removed by the President if Congress so 
directs.''

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE USE OF UNITED STATES FORCES FOR HOSTILITIES 
AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OR IRAN.

(a) Termination.--Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President 
to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities 
against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or 
military, 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 shall be 
construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from 
imminent attack.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING INTELLIGENCE SHARING.

Nothing in this joint resolution may be construed to influence or 
disrupt any intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative 
activities relating to threats in or emanating from Iran 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. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING NO AUTHORIZATION FOR 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.
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