Bill Sponsor
House Concurrent Resolution 21
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Syria.
Active
Active
Failed House on Mar 8, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 1, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 8, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Concurrent Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
A form of legislative measure used for the regulation of business within both chambers of Congress, not for proposing changes in law. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res. Joint resolutions and simple resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
21
Congress
118
Policy Area
Unavailable
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
Failed on March 8, 2023
Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Status
Failed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
136
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Syria within 180 days of the adoption of this concurrent resolution.

Text (1)
March 1, 2023
Actions (12)
03/08/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/08/2023
On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 103 - 321 (Roll no. 136).
03/08/2023
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 103 - 321 (Roll no. 136).
03/08/2023
Considered as unfinished business.
03/08/2023
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Con. Res. 21, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gaetz demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the resolution until a time to be announced.
03/08/2023
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
03/08/2023
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 21.
03/08/2023
Considered pursuant to a previous order.
03/08/2023
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
03/08/2023
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Massie asked for unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.Con.Res. 21 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; 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 among and controlled by Representative McCaul, Representative Meeks, and Representative Gaetz or their respective designees; and that the provisions of section 7 of the War Powers, Resolution, 50 U.S.C 1546, shall not apply to H.Con.Res. 20. Agreed to without objection.
03/01/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/01/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2024 11:49:13 PM