US HCR83 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 163-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 13 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

This concurrent resolution directs the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces in hostilities against Iran unless (1) Congress has declared war or specifically authorized such use in statute, or (2) such use is necessary and appropriate to defend against an imminent armed attack upon the United States.

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Title

Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.

Sponsors

Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]

Roll Calls

2020-01-09 - House - On agreeing to the resolution RC# 7 (Y: 224 N: 194 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-13SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2020-01-09HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-01-09HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H92)
2020-01-09HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2020-01-09HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H. Con. Res. 83.
2020-01-09HouseRule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 83 with 2 hours of general debate.
2020-01-09HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 781. (consideration: CR H92-116)
2020-01-09HouseRule H. Res. 781 passed House.
2020-01-08HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2020-01-08HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 781 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 83 with 2 hours of general debate.
2020-01-08HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HR781 (Related) 2020-01-09 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HCR83 (Similar To) 2020-01-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
SCR33 (Related) 2020-01-09 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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