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Resolution · 119th Congress · HCONRES 61

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

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Introduced 2025-11-17Topic: veterans military · governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.

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Recorded votes

DateChamberQuestionResultYeasNays
2025-12-17House roll 345On Agreeing to the ResolutionFailed210216

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-12-17HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-17HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 345).
2025-12-17Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 345).floor fail
2025-12-17HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6004-6005)
2025-12-17HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 61, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2025-12-17HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
2025-12-17HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 61.
2025-12-17HouseConsidered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H5978-5984; text: CR H5978)
2025-12-17HouseConsideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
2025-12-16HouseORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 61 and H. Con. Res. 64 in the House if called up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that each such concurrent resolution be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on each such concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion except for: 1) with respect to H. Con. Res. 61, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees; and 2) with respect to H. Con. Res. 64, one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by Representative Mast of Florida, Representative Meeks of New York, and Representative McGovern of Massachusetts or their respective designees.
2025-11-17HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.refer
2025-11-17Submitted in Houserefer
2025-11-17Submitted in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-22. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.