RESTRAIN Act
Sponsor

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Cosponsors (29)
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
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
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
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