Removal of U.S. Armed Forces from Hostilities with Iran (Congressional Authorization)

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• 2026-05-13 — 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.: Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee failed 49-50, leaving the Iran war-powers joint resolution stalled in committee. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-04-22 — 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.: Reintroduction/repeat filing of joint resolution directing removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities within or against Iran, preserving defensive authority for attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-03-04 — 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.: cross-connection with iran-hostilities-war-powers: Parallel Iran war-powers vehicles invoking the War Powers Resolution to compel removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-04-13 — 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.: cross-connection with iran-hostilities-war-powers: Both are Senate/House war-powers vehicles directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized Iran hostilities; track as parallel legislative instruments. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-07 — No Funds for Iran War Act: cross-connection with no-funds-for-iran-war-act: Parallel legislative tracks constraining executive military action against Iran: appropriations bar vs. War Powers-based troop removal. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-13 — 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.: cross-connection with war-powers-iran-hostilities-withdrawal: S.J.Res. 180 is the Senate companion effort to House war-powers vehicles (H.Con.Res. 89) invoking the War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized hostilities with Iran. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-23 — 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.: S.J.Res. 180 (119th Congress) introduced to direct removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran absent a declaration of war or specific AUMF, preserving defensive authority for attacks on U.S. personnel/facilities; motion to discharge from Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected 47-49 on 2026-07-23. (novelty: 2)

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