H.R. 8707

Summary

H.R. 8707, the No Funds for Iran War Act, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 by Rep. Pat Ryan (D) with 54 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on May 7, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

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H.R. 8707 has 54 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8707 IH: No Funds for Iran War Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8707  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2026   Mr. Ryan  (for himself,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mr. Meeks ,  Mr. Himes ,  Mr. Lieu ,  Mr. Deluzio ,  Mr. Crow ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Mr. Vindman ,  Mr. Cisneros ,  Ms. Houlahan ,  Mr. Tran ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Ms. Goodlander ,  Mr. Conaway ,  Mr. Thompson of California , and  Mr. Scott of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on  Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Iran, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Funds for Iran War Act  .
2.
Prohibition on use of force in or against Iran
(a)
In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), no funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Federal Government may be obligated or expended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2026, for any use of military force in or against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress has—
(1)
declared war on Iran; or
(2)
enacted specific statutory authorization for such use of military force after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Exceptions
The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to a use of military force that is consistent with section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541(c) ) or 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) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(b) ) with respect to any such use of military force.

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To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Iran, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Pat Ryan (D) sponsors H.R. 8707, and 54 members have co-sponsored it, 17 of them from the day it was introduced.

Pat Ryan

Rep. · D–NY-18 · Sponsor

Introduced May 7, 2026

Salud Carbajal

Rep. · D–CA-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Gil Cisneros

Rep. · D–CA-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Herbert Conaway Jr.

Rep. · D–NJ-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Jason Crow

Rep. · D–CO-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Maggie Goodlander

Rep. · D–NH-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

James Himes

Rep. · D–CT-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Chrissy Houlahan

Rep. · D–PA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

Ted Lieu

Rep. · D–CA-36 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8707 went before 2 committees: Armed Services and Foreign Affairs.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · May 7, 2026 · 581 Bills

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · May 7, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8707 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8707 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8707 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• No Funds for Iran War Act — Display Title
• To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Iran, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• No Funds for Iran War Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8707 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Foreign Relations, Immigration, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Indian/Native American Affairs, Banking.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8707 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8707’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8707, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RYAN:H.R. 8707.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H3343]

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