H.Con.Res. 83Directing 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.

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Sponsor: Elissa Slotkin [D-MI-08]
Cosponsors: 162 · 162 Democrats
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Jan 13, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJan 8, 2020
Passed the HouseJan 9, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Con.Res. 83 as passed House on Jan 9, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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House Jan 9, 2020

On Agreeing to the Resolution

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

Passed

224 Yea 194 Nay 13 not voting

Party-line vote 13 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 9 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic233 members

Republican198 members

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Cosponsors162 · 162 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Con.Res. 83 and vote against it. 134 signed when it was filed.

DAl Green [D-TX-09]Original2026 profile

DGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. [D-CA-39]Original2026 profile

DRuben Gallego [D-AZ-07]Original

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DGerald Connolly [D-VA-11]Original

DWM. CLAY [D-MO-01]Original

DColin Allred [D-TX-32]Original

DRick Larsen [D-WA-02]Original2026 profile

DAbigail Spanberger [D-VA-07]Original

DPaul Tonko [D-NY-20]Original2026 profile

DALCEE HASTINGS [D-FL-20]Original

DHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. [D-GA-04]Original2026 profile

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H.Con.Res. 83Directing 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 7

On Agreeing to the Resolution

How the chamber split

Cosponsors162 · 162 Democrats

H.Con.Res. 83Directing 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 7

On Agreeing to the Resolution

How the chamber split

Cosponsors162 · 162 Democrats

Who lobbied on H.Con.Res. 836 organizations

Who lobbied on H.Con.Res. 836 organizations