# H.Con.Res. 75 (119th): This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of its government or military no later than March 30, 2026, unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted. The resolution specifies that it shall not be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states from imminent attack.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: congressional_authorization. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: de_escalation. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: peace. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: war_funding. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: war_justice. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: war_powers. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 170: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The resolution directly restrains unauthorized hostilities against Iran by requiring withdrawal absent a declaration of war or authorization, and it preserves defense against imminent attack. This restrains a grave moral harm (unjust or unauthorized killing in war) and upholds the constitutional check on war-making. Some prudential disagreement about the timeline and the national security judgment remains, but the operative direction is restraining.
Theological note: The measure bears on the just use of the sword, which Scripture entrusts to rulers for restraining evil and defending the innocent (Romans 13:4). General equity asks whether lethal force is authorized by lawful constituted authority and kept within the bounds of just defense. The self-defense carve-out preserves the defensive use of force, while the authorization requirement reflects the concern that war-making be submitted to the representatives of the people rather than undertaken unilaterally.

## Recorded votes

Roll 170: On Agreeing to the Resolution. Yea 212 · Nay 212 · Other 6.

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