Congress asks President to stop fighting Iran

What it does

This resolution tells the President to pull U.S. Armed Forces out of fighting with Iran. One exception exists: forces needed to defend the United States or allied partners. Defense is allowed only from an imminent attack. The President must follow War Powers Resolution rules. This applies unless Congress declared war or gave specific approval.

Who it affects

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families are affected. Citizens see what Congress wants, but the President decides whether to follow it.

One thing to notice

This resolution passed both chambers of Congress but cannot force the President to obey. It shows what Congress wants, but the President can choose to ignore it.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Apr 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
• Jun 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 208 (Roll no. 199)”
• Jun 23, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged pursuant to the order of 06/18/2026”
• Jun 23, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48.”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

4 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $370,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 30 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 72% of bills with any report.

Gregory Meeks, who sponsored the bill, received $952,928 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Fdd Action — $240,000 in 1 report
• Demand Progress Action, Inc — $70,000 in 1 report
• National Security Action — $40,000 in 1 report
• Moveon.org Civic Action — $20,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• War Powers Resolution — A law that requires the President to tell Congress about military action and limits how long troops can fight without Congress's approval.
• imminent attack — A danger that is about to happen very soon.
• Armed Forces — The military branches of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.