To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Latest action · Jan 22, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2026
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization to use military force for such purpose has been enacted.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 48 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Failed215–215 | Jan 22, 2026 |
Cosponsors 126
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2026 to Jan 22, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Jan 7, 2026 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Jan 15, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Jan 22, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2026Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
- Jan 22, 2026Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H1317-1325; text: CR H1317)
- Jan 22, 2026DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 68.
- Jan 22, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
- Jan 22, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Con.Res. 68, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1317–H1325Text printed H1317Recorded votes H1334remove | Brian J. Mast R-FL, Chrissy Houlahan D-PA, Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, James A. Himes D-CT, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jimmy Panetta D-CA, Joaquin Castro D-TX, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL, Patrick Ryan D-NY, Randy Fine R-FL, Thomas Massie R-KY, W. Gregory Steube R-FL | Jan 22, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1157 | Brian J. Mast R-FL | Jan 21, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48960 | U.S. Foreign Policy in the Western Hemisphere: Issues for Congress | Report | May 26, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 64 | To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Related bill | Dec 17, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
