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H.Con.Res. 64

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.Con.Res. 64, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress, was introduced in the House on Dec 1, 2025 by Rep. James McGovern (D) with 46 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. 64 has 46 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hcr64/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HCON 64 IH: To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-01
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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. 64  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 1, 2025   Mr. McGovern  (for himself,  Mr. Castro of Texas ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Ms. Jacobs , and  Ms. Kamlager-Dove ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
1.
Removal of the use of United States forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela
Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(c) ), Congress hereby directs the President to remove the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization for use of military force.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-01
  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 Dec 1, 2025

hcr64/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (12/01/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. James McGovern (D) sponsors H.Con.Res. 64, and 46 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.Con.Res. 64 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Dec 1, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.Con.Res. 64 has taken 12 actions since Dec 1, 2025, the latest on Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 202513:47
House
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
Dec 17, 202513:48
House
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H5984-5992; text: CR H5985)
Dec 17, 202513:48
House
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 64.
Dec 17, 202514:55
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
Dec 17, 202514:56
House
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 64, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Votes

H.Con.Res. 64 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Dec 17, 2025 at 211–213.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Dec 17, 2025
House
On Agreeing to the Resolution
211
213

1 bill is related to H.Con.Res. 64.

Titles

H.Con.Res. 64 goes by 2 titles.

  • To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. — Display Title

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 31 registered lobbyists who named H.Con.Res. 64 in 14 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 Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Defense, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Government Issues, Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION—District of Columbia16—
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia13—
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—
P STREET PROJECT, INC.P Street advocates bold progressive solutions to the nations most pressing problems.District of Columbia11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION16—
COMMON CAUSE13—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC12$40K
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC11—
P STREET PROJECT, INC.11—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 31.

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
OMAR NOURELDIN113
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON113
LYDIA EL-SAYEGH112
PRESTON MITCHUM112

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
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th 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
P STREET PROJECT, INC.P STREET PROJECT, INC.2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Con.Res. 64 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.Con.Res. 64’s is International Affairs.

hconres64/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. 64 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional-executive branch relations to Venezuela.

hconres64/subjects.txt
Congressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightLatin AmericaMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsVenezuela

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com