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H.Con.Res. 40

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.Con.Res. 40, the Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, was introduced in the House on Jun 23, 2025 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) with 90 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.Con.Res. 40 has 90 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hcr40/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HCON 40 IH: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IV  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. CON. RES. 40  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 23, 2025   Mr. Meeks  (for himself,  Mr. Smith of Washington , and  Mr. Himes ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
That, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(c) ), Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, other than those elements of the Armed Forces that may be necessary to defend the United States or an ally or partner of the United States from imminent attack provided that the President complies fully with the requirements of section 5(b) the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(b) ) with respect to any such use of the Armed Forces, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific congressional authorization for use of military force against Iran.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-23
  2. Failed in House2026-04-16
  3. Passed Senate

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 23, 2025

hcr40/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/23/2025)

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a congressional authorization for use of military force against Iran.

Elements of the U.S. Armed Forces needed to defend the United States, an ally, or a partner from imminent attack are not covered by this requirement provided the President complies with a specified provision of the War Powers Resolution. (The provision generally requires the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities no more than 60 days after the President notifies or is required to notify Congress of such involvement, unless Congress authorizes such use. For more information on the War Powers Resolution, see CRS In Focus 13134.)

Sponsors

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) sponsors H.Con.Res. 40, and 90 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Con.Res. 40 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jun 23, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.Con.Res. 40 has taken 10 actions since Jun 23, 2025, the latest on Apr 16, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 16, 202610:17
House
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Apr 16, 202610:17
House
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H2929-2937; text: CR H2929)
Apr 16, 202610:17
House
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 40.
Apr 16, 202611:33
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Apr 16, 202612:06
House
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 214, 1 Present (Roll no. 114).House roll call 114 213–214

Votes

H.Con.Res. 40 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Apr 16, 2026 at 213–214.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Apr 16, 2026
House
On Agreeing to the Resolution
213
214

6 bills are related to H.Con.Res. 40.

HCONRES 103Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.May 20, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · Identical billHCONRES 110Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Jun 11, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · Identical billHCONRES 75Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.May 14, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related billHCONRES 86Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Jun 24, 2026 · Message on Senate action sent to the House. · Identical billHCONRES 89Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Jul 23, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

Titles

H.Con.Res. 40 goes by 2 titles.

  • Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. — Display Title
  • Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.Con.Res. 40 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Banking, Education, Religion, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
J STREET—District of Columbia16—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia14—
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION—District of Columbia13—
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issuesDistrict of Columbia11$20K
FDD ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
J STREET16—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.14—
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION13—
FDD ACTION11—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRADLEY FREERICKS116
HANNAH FAJER116
KATHERINE DESCAMP-RENNER116
LILLIAN ADELSTEIN116
MICHAEL FARRELL-ROSEN116
HANNAH MORRIS114
MARY KASZYNSKI114
ALEXANDRA MORK113
ALLEN HESTER113
AMELIA KEGAN113
ANIKA FORREST113
BRIDGET MOIX113
HASSAN EL-TAYYAB113
HEATHER BRANDON-BRAVO113
JEFFREY JORDAN113
JOSE MORENO113
KAYLIN HENDERSON113
MARIA MITRI113
ODELIYA MATTER113
PAUL AVERSA113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
FDD ACTIONFDD ACTION2026 second_quarter$240K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 second_quarter$205K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Amendme…
J STREETJ STREET2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
J STREETJ STREET2025 third_quarter$170K3rd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2026 second_quarter$140.1K2nd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2026 second_quarter$140.1K2nd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTIONPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Con.Res. 40 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Con.Res. 40’s is International Affairs.

hconres40/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.Con.Res. 40 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Conflicts and wars to War and emergency powers.

hconres40/subjects.txt
Conflicts and warsCongressional-executive branch relationsIranMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com