H.Con.Res.38
House concurrent resolution directing an end to unauthorised US hostilities against Iran.
H.Con.Res.38 last recorded action was on 4 February 2026; it is a House concurrent resolution directing an end to unauthorised US hostilities against Iran.
Last refreshed: 11 August 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Congress rejected the only check on the Iran war: who killed the bipartisan coalition?
Timeline for H.Con.Res.38
Passed the House 214-208 on 23 July
Iran Conflict 2026: House votes to end war, Senate won'tHouse kills War Powers Resolution on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026Mentioned in: First Trump official quits over the war
Iran Conflict 2026Mentioned in: 46 senators demand Minab investigation
Iran Conflict 2026Mentioned in: $1.9bn a day, no bill to Congress
Iran Conflict 2026Background
H.Con.Res.38 is a House concurrent resolution on US hostilities against Iran. It directs the President to end those hostilities unless Congress has enacted a declaration of war or a specific authorisation for the use of military force.
The measure uses the War Powers framework to state Congress's position on the executive's authority. A concurrent resolution is not a bill for presidential signature, so it functions as a congressional instrument rather than a freestanding statutory authorisation or prohibition.
Its significance lies in the question it puts before Congress: whether continuing US operations against Iran have the authority lawmakers require. Related war-powers votes in the bundle show that this question continued to arise in the wider conflict, but those instruments are distinct from H.Con.Res.38.
What is H.Con.Res.38?
What happened to the Massie-Khanna war powers vote?
Is H.Con.Res.38 binding on the president?
Who introduced the Massie-Khanna Iran war powers resolution?
What is the War Powers Resolution and how does H.Con.Res.38 use it?
Did Congress pass any authorisation for the Iran war?
