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H.Con.Res.38
Legal & Constitutional Grounding
No AUMF or declaration of war authorizes military operations against Iran; Art. I requires it.
U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 11 — Congress's exclusive power to declare war; no AUMF covers military operations against Iran
War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. § 1544(c) — Congress may direct removal of forces from unauthorized hostilities
2001 AUMF (P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. § 1541 note) — authorizes force against 9/11 perpetrators, not Iran
Bill activity
Submitted Jun 17, 2025 by Thomas Massie (R-KY) with 15 original cosponsors. 94 cosponsors as of Mar 4, 2026. Not agreed to in the House Mar 5, 2026, 212-219.
Reached the House floor when it was called up under a unanimous consent order.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is listed as a cosponsor, added Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted yea on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 85, Mar 5, 2026).
IntroducedJun 17, 2025 Not agreed to in HouseMar 5, 2026 Agreed to in Senate
Latest action Mar 5, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cosponsors
119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)
Aug 2025 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2026 Feb Mar Jun 17, 2025 Mar 5, 2026 15 original Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Al Green (D-TX-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Dina Titus (D-NV-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. John W. Mannion (D-NY-22). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Laura Friedman (D-CA-30). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Gabe Amo (D-RI-1). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Ami Bera (D-CA-6). Cosponsored Jun 26, 2025, 9 days after it was submitted. John Garamendi (D-CA-8). Cosponsored Jun 26, 2025, 9 days after it was submitted. Dave Min (D-CA-47). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 23 days after it was submitted. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Jul 16, 2025, 29 days after it was submitted. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 232 days after it was submitted. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2). Cosponsored Feb 20, 2026, 248 days after it was submitted. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Feb 24, 2026, 252 days after it was submitted. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Feb 26, 2026, 254 days after it was submitted. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 260 days after it was submitted. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 260 days after it was submitted.
Sep 2025 Nov Dec Feb 2026 Jun 17, 2025 Mar 5, 2026 15 original Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Donald S. Beyer (D-VA-8). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Greg Casar (D-TX-35). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. James P. McGovern (D-MA-2). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4). Cosponsored Jun 17, 2025, on the day it was submitted. Original cosponsor. Al Green (D-TX-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. André Carson (D-IN-7). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Becca Balint (D-VT). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3). Cosponsored Jun 20, 2025, 3 days after it was submitted. Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Dina Titus (D-NV-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. John W. Mannion (D-NY-22). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Laura Friedman (D-CA-30). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). Cosponsored Jun 23, 2025, 6 days after it was submitted. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Gabe Amo (D-RI-1). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Judy Chu (D-CA-28). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Cosponsored Jun 24, 2025, 7 days after it was submitted. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2). Cosponsored Jun 25, 2025, 8 days after it was submitted. Ami Bera (D-CA-6). Cosponsored Jun 26, 2025, 9 days after it was submitted. John Garamendi (D-CA-8). Cosponsored Jun 26, 2025, 9 days after it was submitted. Dave Min (D-CA-47). Cosponsored Jul 10, 2025, 23 days after it was submitted. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Cosponsored Jul 16, 2025, 29 days after it was submitted. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5). Cosponsored Feb 4, 2026, 232 days after it was submitted. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2). Cosponsored Feb 20, 2026, 248 days after it was submitted. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18). Cosponsored Feb 23, 2026, 251 days after it was submitted. Adam Smith (D-WA-9). Cosponsored Feb 24, 2026, 252 days after it was submitted. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Feb 26, 2026, 254 days after it was submitted. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Mike Levin (D-CA-49). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18). Cosponsored Mar 3, 2026, 259 days after it was submitted. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 260 days after it was submitted. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10). Cosponsored Mar 4, 2026, 260 days after it was submitted.
Democratic 94
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Cosponsors shown through Mar 5, 2026, the day the House voted on the concurrent resolution.
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Cosponsors
94 cosponsored
Who Lobbied on This Bill
$8.7M
combined quarterly activity
8
lobbying firms
8
clients represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter
filing period
⚠ 1
lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions
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LILLIAN ADELSTEIN — Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Legislative Correspondent
Policy Areas Covered
Foreign Relations
Government Issues
Government Entities Lobbied
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Energy, Dept of
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Natl Security Council (NSC)
Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
J STREET
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION
501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issues
COMMON CAUSE
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Lobby focused on U.S. Middle East foreign policy
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Source: Senate LDA filings
· Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.
War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran. The War Powers Resolution requires congressional authorization for sustained hostilities, and no AUMF covers operations against Iran.
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