US Congress House Bill 5543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 107-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-07 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress has either declared war or enacted specific statutory authorization for such use. An exception is made for a presidential exercise of power to introduce Armed Forces into hostilities (or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated) when there is a national emergency created by an attack upon the United States. The bill further states that no prior authorizations of military force (e.g., against Iraq) may be construed to authorize the use of military force against Iran.

No War Against Iran Act

Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-07	House	Introduced in House

SB3159 (Related) 2020-01-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HB550 (Related) 2020-01-30 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5543/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5543/BILLS-116hr5543ih.pdf