Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Direct the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Occurrences
pushing for an end to this war, supporting a bipartisan war powers resolution
05/14/26 Rep. Sara Jacobs Introduces War Powers Resolution to End War in Iran; Bring Her Constituents Home
Jacobs introduced a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran and bring her constituents home safely.
Evidence
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Last Action Date Listed May 14, 2026. Action: Ms. Jacobs submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Full Title: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
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Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) introduced a war powers resolution today to end President Donald Trump's war in Iran and bring her constituents home safely. War Powers Resolutions are privileged in the House of Representatives, meaning that this resolution will get a vote on the House floor in the coming weeks.
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Introduced June 17, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization.
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AP reported that the U.S. military said U.S. forces fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman as part of enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports; AP also reported that U.S. Central Command said it had redirected 55 vessels, disabled three noncompliant vessels, boarded two, and had more than 15 warships in the Arabian Sea area.
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GovInfo lists H. Con. Res. 86 as an enrolled bill with last action date June 23, 2026, action Agreed to, and full title directing the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Assessments
Jacobs made a concrete same-term effort by introducing a War Powers Resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Congress later agreed to a materially identical Iran war-powers concurrent resolution in the same term, which gives her some credit toward the promised directive. However, the evidence does not show Jacobs's specific resolution was enacted or that U.S. forces were actually removed from Iran-related hostilities; later reporting indicates continued military operations. This supports partial delivery with demonstrated effort, not full delivery.
Jacobs clearly made a serious attempt to fulfill this promise by introducing a War Powers Resolution specifically directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, and related evidence shows sustained effort on the same objective. But the available record only shows introduction and committee referral, plus an announced expectation of a floor vote; it does not show House passage, enactment, or an actual presidentially compelled removal of forces. Because there was concrete legislative effort but no demonstrated delivered outcome in office, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.