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

On April 28, 2026, Representative Moulton (D-MA) introduced H.Con.Res.93, a concurrent resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, where it remains. This is a procedural measure expressing the sense of Congress; it does not authorize or appropriate any funding, impose penalties, or create mandates. Identical predecessor bills—H.Con.Res.40 (motion to table passed) and H.Con.Res.86 (defeated by voice vote)—failed to advance, indicating low legislative momentum. H.Con.Res.103, another identical bill, is also in committee. Even if the resolution passed both chambers, concurrent resolutions do not require the President's signature and are not legally binding. The War Powers Resolution provides this mechanism, but the practical effect is political signaling, not a contract cancellation or spending change. No defense contractor revenue is at risk from this resolution. Major prime contractors (LMT, RTX, NOC, GD) have diversified backlogs across multiple programs (F-35, Patriot, B-21, Aegis) that are not tied to a single theater of operations against Iran. Ongoing operations against Iranian proxies in Yemen, Syria, or Iraq are not explicitly addressed by the bill's narrow force removal directive, leaving ample ambiguity. The provided SEC data shows large incumbent defense firms with stable revenue and margins—LMT at 10.2%, GD at 7.8%, NOC at 5.2%—none of which depend on the existence of congressional authorization for hostilities with Iran. Absent a declaration of war or specific AUMF, the current posture already relies on the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs, which this bill does not repeal. Market implications are effectively zero.