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H.Con.Res. 61

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.Con.Res. 61, “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”, was introduced in the House on Nov 17, 2025 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) with 41 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.Con.Res. 61 has 41 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hcr61/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HCON 61 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IV  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. CON. RES. 61  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 17, 2025   Mr. Meeks  (for himself,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mr. Himes ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Mr. Crow , and  Ms. Omar ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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.
That, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(c) ), 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-17
  2. Failed in House2025-12-17
  3. Passed Senate

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Nov 17, 2025

hcr61/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (11/17/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) sponsors H.Con.Res. 61, and 41 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Con.Res. 61 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Nov 17, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.Con.Res. 61 has taken 12 actions since Nov 17, 2025, the latest on Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 202512:40
House
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Dec 17, 202512:40
House
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H5978-5984; text: CR H5978)
Dec 17, 202512:40
House
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 61.
Dec 17, 202513:45
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Dec 17, 202513:46
House
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 61, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Votes

H.Con.Res. 61 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Dec 17, 2025 at 210–216.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Dec 17, 2025
House
On Agreeing to the Resolution
210
216

Titles

H.Con.Res. 61 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.Con.Res. 61 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Indian/Native American Affairs, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION—District of Columbia16—
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issuesDistrict of Columbia12$40K
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC—Maryland11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION16—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC12$40K
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALLEN HESTER116
AMELIA KEGAN116
ANIKA FORREST116
BRIDGET MOIX116
HASSAN EL-TAYYAB116
HEATHER BRANDON-BRAVO116
JOSE MORENO116
KAYLIN HENDERSON116
MARIA MITRI116
ODELIYA MATTER116
PAUL AVERSA116
PRIYA MORAN116
RACHEL OVERSTREET116
URSALA KNUDSEN-LATTA116
ALEXANDRA MORK115
DAREN CAUGHRON115
LYDIA EL-SAYEGH112
WILLIAM FISCHER112
ALEX MORK111
COLIN MCGLYNN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2026 first_quarter$1M1st Quarter - Report
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 fourth_quarter$1M4th Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 fourth_quarter$1M4th Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 fourth_quarter$1M4th Quarter - Amendme…
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONFRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2025 fourth_quarter$1M4th Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INCDEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTIONPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTIONPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Con.Res. 61 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Con.Res. 61’s is International Affairs.

hconres61/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.Con.Res. 61 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Latin America to War and emergency powers.

hconres61/subjects.txt
Latin AmericaMilitary operations and strategyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTerrorismWar and emergency powers

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com