No WAR Act (H.R. 8592)
April 30, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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This bill would restrict the legislative tools available to Congress for funding military operations against Iran, requiring a separate, explicit authorization before budget can be used for such purposes.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Department of Defense
The agency would be restricted from receiving funding for specific military operations against Iran through the reconciliation process.
Members of Congress
Legislators would face a new procedural hurdle (a point of order) when attempting to include military funding in reconciliation packages.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- The bill creates a 'point of order' in both the House and Senate against reconciliation measures that provide funding for military hostilities against Iran.
- The restriction applies to any reconciliation bill, resolution, or amendment that provides budget authority for military action.
- Hostilities are defined to include offensive military operations, strikes, covert actions, or sustained engagements against Iranian military forces, territory, or government institutions.
- The restriction covers hostilities conducted by 'proxy forces,' defined as foreign military or irregular forces operating at the direction or with the support of the U.S.
- The restriction is waived only if Congress has passed a declaration of war or a specific authorization for the use of military force (AUMF).
- The bill amends Section 310 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
- The bill amends Section 904 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to incorporate the new point of order.
- The bill was introduced on April 30, 2026, in the 119th Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a 'reconciliation' bill?
Does this bill stop all military action against Iran?
What counts as a 'proxy force' under this bill?
Why It Matters
This bill would restrict the legislative tools available to Congress for funding military operations against Iran, requiring a separate, explicit authorization before budget can be used for such purposes.
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Lobbying Activity
POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
on behalf of UPPER MOHAWK, INC.
MAVERICK HILL PARTNERS
on behalf of SYSTECON NORTH AMERICA
C. BAKER CONSULTING, INC.
on behalf of SAAB, INCORPORATED FKA SAAB TRAINING AND SIMULATION
MAVERICK HILL PARTNERS
on behalf of DAYTON T. BROWN
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Procedural constraint on war funding
The bill attempts to use budget procedural rules to enforce war powers limitations, a strategy to bypass the need for a standalone war authorization vote.
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