No WAR Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8592 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8592

 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
 to provide for a point of order against reconciliation measures that
 provide budget authority for unauthorized military operations against
                     Iran, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2026

    Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
 to provide for a point of order against reconciliation measures that
 provide budget authority for unauthorized military operations against
                     Iran, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No War Appropriations through
Reconciliation Act'' or the ``No WAR Act''.

SEC. 2. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION MEASURE PROVIDING BUDGET
              AUTHORITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAN.

    The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
amended--
            (1) in section 310, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Limitation on Providing Funds for Unauthorized Military Force
Against Iran.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
        Representatives to consider any reconciliation bill or
        reconciliation resolution reported pursuant to a concurrent
        resolution on the budget agreed to under section 301 or 304, or
        a joint resolution pursuant to section 258C of the Balanced
        Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or any
        amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that
        appropriates or otherwise provides budget authority for
        hostilities, including hostilities conducted by a proxy force,
        against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress has
        authorized such hostilities through a declaration of war or
        specific authorization for use of military force.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    ``(A) Hostilities.--The term `hostilities' includes
                any offensive military operation, strike, covert
                action, or sustained engagement involving armed
                conflict against Iranian military forces, territory, or
                government institutions.
                    ``(B) Proxy forces.--The term `proxy force' means
                any foreign military, paramilitary, or irregular force
                operating at the direction, request, or with the
                material support of the United States.''; and
            (2) in section 904, by inserting ``310(h),'' after
        ``310(g),'' each place it appears.
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