Congress tells President to stop fighting Iran, with big exceptions.
H.Con.Res. 89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. · Filed by Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · 16 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill directs the President to pull U.S. Armed Forces out of active fighting with Iran. It uses a law called the War Powers Resolution. The bill carves out exceptions for defense, troops in the region, and spy work. It does not approve new military force.
Who it affects
The President and the military are affected. Congress is asserting its power to control military action. The bill tries to make sure the President does not wage war without Congress's say.
One thing to notice
The bill has big carve-outs for defense and spy work. These exceptions may let the President do fighting under different names, which could make the bill weak.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
16 cosponsors: 15 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
- Jul 23, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 282)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- War Powers Resolution — A law that says the President must tell Congress within 48 hours when troops go into combat.
- carve-outs — Exceptions or special cases that are left out of a rule.
- Armed Forces — The soldiers, sailors, and other troops of the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,306 characters) on Aug 17, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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