HR 550
116th Congress
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No War Against Iran Act
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Jan 30, 2020
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
Jan 30, 2020
Pursuant to H.Res. 811, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment specified in section 4(b). (consideration: CR H726-737, H738-739)
Jan 30, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 30, 2020
On motion to concur in the Senate amendment with amendment specified in section 4(b) of H.Res. 811 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 166 (Roll no. 34). (text: CR H726-727)
Jan 30, 2020
On motion to concur in the Senate amendment with amendment specified in section 4(a) of H.Res. 811 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 175 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H717-718)
Jan 30, 2020
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Engel motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment specified in section 4(b) of H. Res. 811, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Engel demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until a time to be announced.
Jan 30, 2020
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Engel motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment specified in section 4(a) of H.Res. 811, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Engel demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until a time to be announced.
Jan 30, 2020
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jan 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 811, the question shall be divided among the two House amendments. Pursuant to section 3(a) of H.Res. 811, the portion of the divided question comprising the amendments specified in section 4(a) of H.Res. 811 shall be considered first. Each amendment specified in section 4 shall be debatable for one hour.
Jan 30, 2020
Pursuant to H.Res. 811, Mr. Engel was recognized to move that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 550 with amendments specified in section 4 of H.Res. 811. (consideration: CR H717-726, H737-738)
Dec 23, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7232-7233)
Dec 19, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7807-7808)
Sep 19, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 550.
Sep 19, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7807-7810)
Sep 19, 2019
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 19, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7807-7808)
Jun 25, 2019
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Garamendi.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Votes taken on this bill
2
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2020 | House · vote #34 | On Concurring in the Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 4(b) of H. Res.… | Passed | 236–166 | See who voted → |
| Jan 30, 2020 | House · vote #33 | On Concurring in the Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 4(a) of H. Res.… | Passed | 228–175 | See who voted → |
Amendments to this bill
1
Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.
1 agreed to
| Amendment | Sponsor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SAMDT 1,273 | Murkowski, Lisa | Agreed to |
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Plain-English summary
No War Against Iran Act
This bill 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 may be construed to authorize the use of military force against Iran, and it repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
198
R
Cline, Ben
McHenry, Patrick
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
R
Steil, Bryan
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Pappas, Chris
Ratcliffe, John
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Golden, Jared F.
R
Latta, Robert E.
Mitchell, Paul
D
Nadler, Jerrold
R
Rogers, Mike D.
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Tipton, Scott
R
Webster, Daniel
R
Wilson, Joe
Woodall, Rob
Yoho, Ted
D
Carson, André
Graves, Tom
R
Norman, Ralph
D
Soto, Darren
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Cheney, Liz
D
Chu, Judy
D
DeGette, Diana
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
R
Grothman, Glenn
Heck, Denny
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Keating, William R.
D
Lieu, Ted
Palazzo, Steven
D
Raskin, Jamie
Rooney, Francis
R
Scalise, Steve
VISCLOSKY, PETER
D
Gomez, Jimmy
LEWIS, JOHN
Meadows, Mark
PETERSON, COLLIN
Reed, Tom
D
Sewell, Terri A.
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