House · Roll call 345 · Dec. 17, 2025

A vote to adopt H.Con.Res. 61, directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

Failed210–216 Resolution Party-line vote
Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Bill
H.Con.Res. 61, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 208 · No 2 · Did not vote 3
Republicans
Yes 2 · No 214 · Did not vote 4

Most Democrats voted Yes (208 of 213).

Most Republicans voted No (214 of 220).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a No vote

“The Administration strongly opposes passage of H.Con.Res. 61, a concurrent resolution that would direct the removal United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

The concurrent resolution, offered under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, would require removal of the forces unless Congress declares war or authorizes the use of military force for that purpose. The resolution failed, so it was not adopted.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.

How each member voted

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