Sponsors (9)
The resolution reduces U.S. offensive combat exposure and strengthens congressional control over war-making while preserving defensive and intelligence tools — but it leaves risks of troop casualties, economic disruption, humanitarian strain, and potential delays or interpretive disputes that could complicate crisis responses.
Service members and military families: withdraws U.S. forces from offensive hostilities against Iran unless Congress expressly authorizes action, reducing immediate combat exposure for troops.
Congress and the public: reasserts that only Congress may declare war and triggers War Powers procedures, increasing legislative control, oversight, and accountability over decisions to use offensive military force.
U.S. personnel, allied partners, and decisionmakers: preserves defensive capabilities — allowing defense against direct attacks, continued intelligence collection and sharing, and provision of defensive materiel to partners — maintaining deterrence and situational awareness without authorizing new U.S. offensive operations.
Service members and veterans: ongoing operations have produced combat casualties (reported KIA and wounded) and pose continued risk of further injuries and deaths.
Taxpayers, consumers, and businesses: disruption of shipping (e.g., closure of the Strait of Hormuz) and resulting spikes in oil prices increased energy costs, raising living and business expenses.
Taxpayers and vulnerable populations: heightened global food-security risks could increase humanitarian needs, raise food prices, and impose additional fiscal and social burdens on the U.S.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress enacts a declaration of war or a specific AUMF, while preserving narrow defense and intelligence exceptions.
Official title: To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Introduced April 13, 2026 by Kirsten Gillibrand · Last progress April 13, 2026
Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran unless Congress enacts a declaration of war or a specific Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). It preserves narrow exceptions allowing defensive actions to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, continued intelligence activities, and assistance to partners (including defensive materiel or direct defense against retaliatory attacks) for attacks that began on or after February 28, 2026. Includes congressional findings that the U.S. introduction of forces into hostilities in Operation Epic Fury beginning February 28, 2026, occurred without a declaration of war or statutory authorization, cites War Powers Resolution and expedited-congressional-consideration law, and frames the removal directive as required under those authorities.