Congress must vote to end the unauthorized war in Iran if there is no congressional authorization for hostilities.

Gregory W. Meeks · New York · Democratic

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I rise in support of House Concurrent Resolution 40, my War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

Meeks supports a war powers resolution directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, reflecting a commitment to end unauthorized military engagement without congressional authorization.

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Remarks During Floor Debate on Iran War Powers Resolution
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Democrats will continue to fight to bring Trump’s hostilities to an end through additional War Powers Resolutions, including one that I will file again today. Republicans will keep having to answer for this illegal war until it ends.

Meeks says he will continue filing War Powers Resolutions to end the unauthorized conflict and force congressional accountability.

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Republican Abdication of War Powers Responsibilities | Congressman Gregory Meeks
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Evidence

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Meeks's official site listed a June 4, 2026 press release titled 'House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Passage of Iran War Powers Resolution,' and the summary says he issued a statement after passage of his War Powers Resolution terminating U.S. hostilities against Iran.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official confirmation that Meeks's Iran war powers resolution passed the House and that he publicly claimed it would end hostilities.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congressman Gregory Meeks |Representing the fifth District of New York
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Reporting on June 3, 2026 said the House passed Meeks's war powers resolution by 215-208, with four Republicans joining Democrats, and sent it to the Senate.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Independent corroboration that the House actually held and won the vote Meeks sought.

delivered same_term A for effort

US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump's authority in Iran
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The Senate roll-call page for Vote 184 lists the question as H. Con. Res. 86, vote date June 23, 2026, and result as Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, with 50 yeas, 48 nays, and 2 not voting.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Senate record confirms the Senate voted to agree to H. Con. Res. 86, completing bicameral congressional action after the House vote already documented.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 2nd Session: Vote 184 on H. Con. Res. 86
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GovInfo lists H. Con. Res. 86 as an Enrolled Bill, with Last Action Date June 23, 2026, Action Agreed to, full title directing the President under the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, and sponsor Gregory W. Meeks.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official enrolled-bill record ties Meeks to the Iran War Powers Resolution and confirms final congressional action marked Agreed to.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H. Con. Res. 86 Enrolled Bill, Directing the President to Remove U.S. Armed Forces from Hostilities with Iran
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The promise was specifically that Congress should vote to end unauthorized hostilities with Iran. During Meeks's same House term, H. Con. Res. 86, sponsored by Meeks, directed removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran and was agreed to by both the House and Senate in June 2026. Because Meeks sponsored and advanced the measure and bicameral congressional action occurred, this counts as delivered in the same term.

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

Meeks materially advanced the promised action by sponsoring a House war powers resolution on Iran and securing a House vote in favor during his current term. That is substantial progress and directly matches his call for legislative action to end unauthorized hostilities. But the evidence only shows House passage and transmission to the Senate, not that Congress as a whole completed the vote or that the bicameral process finished. Because one chamber acted on Meeks's measure but full congressional action is not shown, this is partial rather than full delivery.

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