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H.R. 550: No War Against Iran Act

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H.R. 550: No War Against Iran Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 33 (2020): On Concurring in the Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 4(a) of H. Res. 811, HR550 (2020-01-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

No War Against Iran Act

Plain summary

No War Against Iran Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress has either declared war or enacted specific statutory authorization for such use. An exception is made for a presidential exercise of power to introduce Armed Forces into hostilities (or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated) when there is a national emergency created by an attack upon the United States. The bill further states that no prior authorizations of military force may be construed to authorize the use of military force against Iran, and it repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Congressional Research Service summary (House agreed to Senate amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

No War Against Iran Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (House agreed to Senate amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · 302 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 550, Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 (2019-07-11)

Cosponsors on this site

David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Grace Meng (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 242 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (5)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr550 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116