Sponsors (17)
The resolution strengthens Congress's control over introductions of U.S. forces and reduces the risk of unintended military commitments, but does so at the cost of executive flexibility and potential delays or uncertainty in rapid military responses and some limits on transparency around intelligence activities.
All Americans: preserves Congress's exclusive power to declare war and clarifies the resolution does not authorize introducing U.S. forces into hostilities, reducing the chance of unintended military commitments.
U.S. military personnel not engaged in hostilities: allows forces to remain in place for defensive missions and avoids abrupt redeployments.
U.S. forces, diplomatic facilities, and allies: preserves the President's authority to defend the United States and its forces against imminent attack, maintaining emergency defensive options.
U.S. forces, military personnel, and taxpayers: could constrain rapid, large-scale or time-sensitive military responses to Iranian escalation by requiring congressional authorization, delaying defense operations in crises.
Executive branch and federal commanders: reduces presidential flexibility to conduct offensive military actions without further congressional approval, potentially complicating strategy and command decisions.
Allies and U.S. strategic posture: if Congress withholds authorization, limiting offensive options could weaken U.S. deterrence in the region and raise risks to allies and economic interests.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Conditions continued U.S. military hostilities against Iran on a congressional declaration of war or a specific AUMF while preserving defensive authorities and intelligence activities.
Official title: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Introduced April 23, 2026 by Pramila Jayapal · Last progress April 23, 2026
Directs the President, under the War Powers Resolution, to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran (including ground combat or occupation) unless Congress declares war or passes a specific authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against Iran. It preserves the President's authority to defend the United States, U.S. forces, diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack and allows maintaining forces in the region for defensive purposes; it does not affect U.S. intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative activities. The resolution also clarifies that it does not itself authorize the use of military force and reaffirms that no statutory authorization is created by the measure. It is a War Powers Resolution-based limitation on continued hostilities directed at Iran, with narrow security exceptions and an explicit non-waiver of intelligence operations.