A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 211 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 211

 To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities
   within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been
                        authorized by Congress.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2026

 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kelly, Mr.
    Murphy, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kim, Ms.
 Duckworth, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following joint resolution;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

 To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities
   within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been
                        authorized by Congress.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Congress has the sole power to declare war under
        article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United States
        Constitution.
            (2) The President has a constitutional responsibility to
        take actions to defend the United States and its territories,
        possessions, citizens, servicemembers, and diplomats from
        attack.
            (3) Congress has not declared war upon Iran or any person
        or organization within Iran, nor enacted a specific statutory
        authorization for the use of military force within or against
        Iran.
            (4) On February 28, 2026, President Donald J. Trump
        declared the start of ``major combat operations in Iran,'' and
        by early March 2026, the United States had deployed more than
        50,000 members of the United States Armed Forces to the region
        to support the war.
            (5) The President did not terminate the use of United
        States Armed Forces following 60 days as required under section
        5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)) or seek
        the 30-day extension to accomplish a safe withdrawal provided
        for by that statute.
            (6) The use of military force within or against Iran
        constitutes the introduction of United States Armed Forces into
        hostilities within the meaning of section 4(a) of the War
        Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)).
            (7) Section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization
        Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a) provides that
        any joint resolution or bill requiring the removal of United
        States Armed Forces from imminent engagement in hostilities
        without a declaration of war or specific statutory
        authorization shall be considered in accordance with the
        expedited procedures under section 601(b) of the International
        Security and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
        329).

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM HOSTILITIES WITHIN
              OR AGAINST IRAN.

    (a) Removal.--Pursuant to section 1013 of the Department of State
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a), and in
accordance with section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance
and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-329), Congress
hereby directs the President to remove the United States Armed Forces
from hostilities within or against Iran, unless explicitly authorized
by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military
force.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to prevent the United States from--
            (1) defending against an attack on the United States or its
        personnel or facilities in other countries;
            (2) collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence,
        including with partner countries and international
        organizations as appropriate, related to threats from Iran or
        its proxies; or
            (3) assisting partner countries who have been attacked by
        Iran since February 28, 2026, and other countries--
                    (A) in taking defensive measures to protect their
                territory from retaliatory attacks by Iran or its
                proxies; or
                    (B) by providing defensive materiel support for
                such defensive measures.
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