End the Trump administration's unauthorized military campaign of boat strikes, check presidential overreach, and reclaim Congress's constitutional authority over the use of military force through a War Powers Resolution.

The War Powers Resolution we’ve introduced today would end the Trump administration’s unauthorized military campaign, check the president’s overreach, and reclaim Congress’s constitutional authority over the use of military force .”

Meeks and other ranking members state that their War Powers Resolution would end the Trump administration's unauthorized boat-strike military campaign and reassert Congress's authority over military force.

Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
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The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 235 in 70 strikes since President Donald Trump’s administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in September 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The campaign had not ended by the as-of date; AP reported another strike and a cumulative death toll during the lookback window.

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US says it killed 4 in strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean | AP News
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This case involves a request under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, for the disclosure of a single document: a September 2025 memorandum authored by the Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) regarding the Executive Branch’s legal authority to order lethal drone strikes on boats allegedly engaged in narcotics trafficking.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A federal court was still addressing disclosure of the legal basis for the strikes, indicating the controversy and oversight fight remained unresolved.

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gov.uscourts.nysd.654371.72.0.pdf
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H.Con.Res.115 House 119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The resolution tied to Meeks’s commitment was listed as still in committee, not enacted or adopted.

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H.Con.Res. 115 – Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution,… | Legislate.dev
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Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo records show Meeks submitted the War Powers Resolution and it was referred to committee, documenting effort but not final delivery.

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H. Con. Res. 115 (IH) - 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. - BILLS-119hconres115ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere, unless authorized by a declaration of war or a specific congressional authorization for use of military force against such presidentially designated terrorist organization.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promised War Powers mechanism to end unauthorized hostilities, but the available record shows introduction rather than enactment.

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H. Con. Res. 115 Introduced in House (IH)
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The War Powers Resolution we’ve introduced today would end the Trump administration’s unauthorized military campaign, check the president’s overreach, and reclaim Congress’s constitutional authority over the use of military force.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Meeks publicly framed H.Con.Res. 115 as the vehicle for the commitment, establishing the promised action and concrete legislative effort.

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Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
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