HCONRES 21 United States House · 118th Congress

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Syria.

HCONRES 21 is a non-binding congressional resolution directing the President to withdraw all U.S. Armed Forces from Syria within 180 days of the resolution's adoption. It applies directly to U.S. military personnel stationed in Syria and relies on Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, which requires the President to withdraw forces if Congress passes such a resolution. The bill’s key mechanism sets a clear 180-day deadline for removal, without creating new legal obligations. This is a procedural step to express congressional intent on military deployment, not a law altering troop presence. (Adopted March 1, 2023)

Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Failed

Mar 2023

President

Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Last action Mar 8, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2023

How they voted

103–321

Failed · 11 other

Total votes 435

Mar 8, 2023

D Democratic213

56 Yea 150 Nay 7

70% Nay

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican221

47 Yea 170 Nay 4

76% Nay

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All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Massie asked for unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.Con.Res. 21 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee; that the concurrent resolution be considered as read; that the previous question be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to adoption without intervening motion except for one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by Representative McCaul, Representative Meeks, and Representative Gaetz or their respective designees; and that the provisions of section 7 of the War Powers, Resolution, 50 U.S.C 1546, shall not apply to H.Con.Res. 20. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Mar 8, 2023

Vote failed

House Vote: Failed (103-321-11)

house

Mar 1, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

lower

Mar 1, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors