HR5894Referred to Committee
RESTRAIN Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-10-31
Introduced
28
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Dina Titus
Democrat · NV · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (543 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/T000468
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (28)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2025-11-04
- Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2025-11-07
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)· 2025-11-07
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-11-07
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14)· 2025-11-07
- James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2025-11-07
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-11-07
- Joe Courtney (D-CT-2)· 2025-11-07
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)· 2025-11-07
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)· 2025-11-07
- Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2025-11-07
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2025-11-07
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2025-11-07
- Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)· 2025-11-12
- Bill Foster (D-IL-11)· 2025-11-17
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-11-18
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)· 2025-11-18
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2025-11-18
- Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)· 2025-11-19
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)· 2025-12-02
- Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-12-02
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)· 2025-12-15
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2026-01-12
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2026-04-02
- Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2026-04-09
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)· 2026-04-14
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-10-31
Previously
- Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-10-31
Plain-English Summary
The RESTRAIN Act would limit the President's ability to use military force without congressional approval, requiring lawmakers to vote before the armed forces can engage in most military operations abroad. This affects military commanders, defense officials, and ultimately taxpayers who fund military operations, by shifting decision-making power from the executive branch back to Congress as the Constitution originally intended. The bill is currently under review in the House.
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Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
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