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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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                         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.
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