Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon that have not been authorized by Congress.

Rashida Tlaib

Democrat · MI · Representative

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• Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2026-03-27
• Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2026-03-27
• Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)· 2026-04-02
• Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)· 2026-04-09
• Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)· 2026-04-13
• Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)· 2026-04-13
• Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)· 2026-04-27
• Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2026-05-14
• Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2026-05-14

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon within seven days of the resolution's adoption, unless a declaration of war or authorization to use the U.S. Armed Forces for such purpose has been enacted.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 83 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon that have not been authorized by Congress. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mrs. Ramirez, and Ms. Velazquez) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon that have not been authorized by Congress. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has the sole power to declare war under article I, section 8 of the Constitution. (2) Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that, ``The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.''. (3) Congress has not declared war with respect to, or provided any specific statutory authorization for, United States military participation in the military action by Israel in Lebanon, and the United States has not designated any actor inside Lebanon under any authorization for use of military force. (4) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that, ``at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution''. (5) Section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c)) defines the introduction of United States Armed Forces to include ``the assignment of members of such armed forces to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of any foreign country or government when such military forces are engaged, or there exists an imminent threat that such forces will become engaged, in hostilities'', and activities that the members of the United States Armed Forces have conducted in support of Israel's air campaign in Lebanon fall within this definition. (6) No specific statutory authorization for the use of United States Armed Forces with respect to the military action by Israel in Lebanon has been enacted, and no provision of law explicitly authorizes the assignment of United States Armed Forces to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of Israel in hostilities within Lebanon's borders. (b) Removal of Armed Forces.--Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress hereby directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon not later than 7 days after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution unless and until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of the United States Armed Forces has been enacted into law. <all>

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