HJRES153-119

What This Bill Does

This concurrent resolution is a War Powers Resolution measure. It invokes section 5(c) to direct the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that Congress has not authorized. The measure does not create a broader peace agreement or foreign-aid program; its legal point is to force disengagement from a specific theater unless Congress has separately authorized the use of force. That makes the central stakes military risk for U.S. service members, the President's operational control of deployments, and Congress's constitutional role in authorizing hostilities.

Who Benefits and How

United States service members benefit because the resolution seeks to reduce their exposure to combat or hostile-fire risk in an unauthorized conflict. Families of deployed service members benefit because removal would lower the chance that relatives remain in a conflict Congress has not approved. Congressional war powers committees benefit because the resolution reinforces Congress's role in deciding whether U.S. forces may remain in hostilities. Antiwar advocacy organizations benefit from a formal congressional vehicle that forces debate and a vote on ending the deployment.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The President of the United States must order removal if the concurrent resolution is effective under the War Powers framework. Department of Defense operational planners must unwind deployments, force-protection arrangements, logistics, and mission orders tied to the hostilities. Combatant command staff must manage withdrawal timing while protecting personnel and equipment. Cuban military officers face a changed U.S. military posture and may adjust operations once U.S. forces are directed to leave.

Key Provisions

• Directs removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities Congress has not authorized.
• Uses section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution as the procedural authority.
• Requires the President and Defense Department to treat the measure as a withdrawal directive rather than a symbolic statement.
• Protects Congress's war-authorization role by forcing a direct decision on continued hostilities.