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HCONRES 84 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

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

In plain language: This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Lebanon within seven days of the resolution's adoption.

Provisional — our plain-language summary, pending review.

  1. Jun 4, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. Jun 4, 2026On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 92 - 324, 2 Present (Roll no. 201).
  3. Jun 4, 2026Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 92 - 324, 2 Present (Roll no. 201).
  4. Jun 3, 2026ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that, it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 84 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; and 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 and controlled by Representative Mast of Florida and Representative Tlaib of Michigan, or their respective designees. Agreed to without objection.
  5. Apr 13, 2026Submitted in House
Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The text does not state the number of U.S. personnel deployed in Lebanon; that figure is not determinable from the operative text provided.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach38provisional — pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Congress directs the President to remove all U.S. military forces from Lebanon within 7 days of this resolution being adopted, using the authority granted by the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) that allows Congress to require troop withdrawal by concurrent resolution.

    Sec. 1 (sole operative section)provisional

Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • U.S. Armed Forces personnel deployed in LebanonDepending on the nature of the deployment, the same service members may benefit from being removed from a conflict zone, though the text does not characterize the deployment as dangerous — it simply directs removal.provisional

Who it burdens

  • U.S. Armed Forces personnel deployed in LebanonService members currently stationed in Lebanon would be required to withdraw within 7 days of adoption under the operative directive (Sec. 1).provisional
  • Executive branch (the President)The President is directed — not merely authorized — to remove forces from Lebanon by a fixed deadline, constraining executive discretion over an ongoing military deployment (Sec. 1).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) — coming in a later phase.

Issues

What this bill touches.

Use of force−55

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The original text

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