H.CON.RES.105: Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific, subsequent statutory authorization.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
  • Introduced July 11, 2014
  • Latest Major Action July 28, 2014

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Week Ending Rank
July 27, 2014 10th

Bill Summary

Prohibits the President from deploying or maintaining U.S. Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in Iraq without specific statutory authorization enacted after the adoption of this concurrent resolution. States that nothing in this concurrent resolution supersedes the requirements of the War Powers Resolution.

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 11 statements associated with H.CON.RES.105.

Bill Actions

Date Description
July 28, 2014
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
July 25, 2014
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
July 25, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 25, 2014

On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 370 - 40 (Roll no. 452). (text: CR H6819)

July 25, 2014
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6833-6834)
July 25, 2014
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Con.Res. 105, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the resolution, as amended, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question on adoption of the resolution, as amended, until later in the legislative day.
July 25, 2014
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. (CR H6825)
July 25, 2014
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of Wednesday, July 23, 2014, the amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record is considered adopted. The House proceeded with one hour debate on H.Con.Res. 105.
July 25, 2014
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H6819-6825)
July 25, 2014
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
July 23, 2014
ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Nugent asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.Con.Res. 105 in the House, if called up by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that the amendment printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and numbered 1 be considered as adopted; that the concurrent resolution, as amended, be considered as read; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution, as amended, to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by Mr. Royce of California and Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6695)
July 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
July 11, 2014

Introduced in the House by Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)

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