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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

HCONRES 89 is constitutional. It enforces Congress's Article I war-declare power by ending unauthorized hostilities with Iran while preserving self-defense, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, takes no property without due process, and…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

H.Con.Res. 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

HCONRES 108 is a constitutional exercise of congressional war powers directing withdrawal from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon. It enforces Article I war authority against executive overreach and infringes no rights. Congress has…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

H.Con.Res. 75: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This concurrent resolution is a constitutional exercise of Congress's war powers and foreign affairs authority. It directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has authorized such…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

H.Con.Res. 40: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

…violate due process. Instead, it reinforces the constitutional separation of war powers by requiring congressional authorization for hostilities, consistent with Article I, Section 8, Clause 11. Congress has explicit constitutional…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

HCONRES 93 is constitutional. It enforces the Article I war powers of Congress, infringes no rights, restricts no individual liberty, keeps war decisions at the constitutionally assigned federal legislative level, and observes due process.…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

H.Con.Res. 38: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

…is fully constitutional. It exercises Congress's enumerated power to declare war and to oversee the use of military force, consistent with Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 and the War Powers Resolution. It does not infringe any rights under…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

H.Con.Res. 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.

…is fully constitutional. It exercises Congress's enumerated power to declare war and regulate the armed forces under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11–14. It does not infringe any rights under the Bill of Rights, restrict individual…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

H.Con.Res. 84: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

HCONRES 84 is a constitutional exercise of shared war powers: Congress uses its Article I authority to end an undeclared deployment and directs withdrawal, with no rights infringement, no taking, and no improper consolidation of power.…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

…a constitutional correction. It enforces Article I congressional control over war by requiring removal from hostilities with Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force, with a narrow imminent-defense exception. No rights are…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 185: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a textbook exercise of Congress's enumerated war powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, and it reinforces the separation of powers by reasserting the legislative branch's exclusive authority to declare war.…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 184: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a textbook exercise of Congress's constitutional war powers. It directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, unless Congress has explicitly authorized such action…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 118: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a constitutional exercise of Congress's war powers, reinforcing the separation of powers by requiring congressional authorization for hostilities against Iran. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights,…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 163: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a textbook exercise of Congress's constitutional war powers. It directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran, reaffirming that only Congress can authorize offensive…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 180: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a textbook exercise of Congress's enumerated war powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, and its power to direct the disposition of the armed forces. It does not infringe on any constitutional right, does not…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

H.R. 1939: U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act

…against the law of nations, which supports actions against genocide and war crimes. Additionally, the President's foreign affairs power, recognized in cases like United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., supports the authorization of…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 181: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is fully constitutional. It reaffirms the separation of war powers between Congress and the President, requiring congressional authorization for hostilities against Iran while preserving the President's inherent…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 172: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

…is fully constitutional. It reaffirms Congress's exclusive power to declare war under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, and directs the President to withdraw forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran. It does not infringe on any…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 124: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is fully constitutional. It reinforces the separation of war powers by requiring congressional authorization for military hostilities against Cuba, consistent with Article I, Section 8, Clause 11. It does not infringe…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 123: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

…is fully constitutional. It reinforces Congress's exclusive power to declare war under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, and does not infringe any rights or liberties. It properly restrains executive war-making that lacks congressional…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

S.J.Res. 116: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution is a constitutional exercise of Congress's war powers, reinforcing the separation of powers by requiring congressional authorization for hostilities against Iran. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights,…

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H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

H.Con.Res. 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

H.Con.Res. 75: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

H.Con.Res. 40: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

H.Con.Res. 38: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

H.Con.Res. 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.

H.Con.Res. 84: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

S.J.Res. 185: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 184: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 118: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 163: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 180: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

H.R. 1939: U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act

S.J.Res. 181: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 172: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 124: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 123: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

S.J.Res. 116: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.