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HJRES 10 115th Congress House

Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution

Official title: To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces to achieve the goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Introduced: January 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional oversightIranMiddle East
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Military operations and strategyNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWar and emergency powers
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 2017
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 Latest action January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution

This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces as necessary in order to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Congress declares that this authorization is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution and that nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of such resolution.

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President exercises the authority described in this resolution and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall report to Congress on the specific actions taken pursuant to such authority.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 10: Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-10/
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"H.J. Res. 10: Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-10/.
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H.J. Res. 10, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-10/.
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[H.J. Res. 10: Authorization of Use of Force Against Iran Resolution](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-10/)
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