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Introduced March 5, 2026 by Adam Schiff · Last progress March 5, 2026
The resolution shifts authority toward Congress—reducing U.S. offensive engagement with Iran and preserving defensive options and transparency—at the cost of constraining rapid presidential action, creating operational/legal ambiguity, and imposing potential readiness and economic impacts.
Congress (and the public) are reaf firmed that Congress holds the sole constitutional power to declare war and that current U.S. actions meet the War Powers Resolution threshold, enabling faster legislative oversight or remedies.
U.S. service members are removed from offensive hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes war, reducing the likelihood of prolonged deployments and combat casualties.
The U.S. may continue defensive actions, intelligence collection/sharing with allies, provide defensive materiel, and conduct evacuations—preserving immediate self-defense, allied coordination, and safe departures without deploying combat forces.
The resolution constrains the President's ability to use military force against Iran preemptively, which could delay rapid executive responses in an escalating crisis.
Accelerated congressional oversight or moves to withdraw forces could disrupt ongoing military operations and readiness, creating short-term security gaps.
Acknowledging U.S. involvement in hostilities (and possible ground-force use) may increase immediate risk to servicemembers if operations continue without explicit congressional authorization.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in or against Iran unless Congress declares war or passes a specific AUMF, while preserving limited defensive and evacuation actions.
Requires the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran unless Congress issues a declaration of war or passes a specific authorization for the use of military force (AUMF). It records Congress's findings about recent U.S. military actions, civilian and military impacts, and grounds the removal directive in existing statutory procedures for fast congressional consideration of measures to end force.