House joint resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.

H.J.Res. 37Introduced Jan 30, 2019Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJan 30, 2019
Committee actionFeb 6, 2019
Passed HouseFeb 13, 2019 · 248–177
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 14, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 37.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 37, a Joint Resolution directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress” on February 8, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 6, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54966
CBO publication date
February 8, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 37, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H. J. Res. 37, a Joint Resolution directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress” on February 8, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 6, 2019”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 8, 2019 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54966
CBO publication date
February 8, 2019
Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 37, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-7 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on February 8, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 8, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 37, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KHANNA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 19, January 30, 2019, Page H1339):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.J.Res. 37, 116th Congress
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

96 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 93 Democrats

3 of 96 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Karen Bass (D-CA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Ken Buck (R-CO), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tj Cox (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and 66 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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