To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
Sponsored by James P. McGovern DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: International Affairs.
Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".
Source: Congress.gov data service (Library of Congress). Text versions: our copies of govinfo.gov’s files. Our copy was saved October 15, 2026.
Cosponsors
126 cosponsors.
Text
| Version | Date | Our copy |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced in House | Not checked yetThe official file |
Actions
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 215 (Roll no. 48).
- Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 215 (Roll no. 48).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1334-1335)
- POSTPONED 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.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
- DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 68.
- Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H1317-1325; text: CR H1317)
- Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
- ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mast asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 68 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; and 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 Mast of Florida, Representative Meeks of New York, and Representative McGovern of Massachusetts, or their respective designees. Agr
- Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Submitted in House
- Submitted in House
Committees
- Foreign Affairs Committee (House)Referred To, January 7, 2026
Hearings
We hold hearing records only for bills that became law.
Who lobbied on this bill
Confirmed from the official record2 lobbying reports name H.Con.Res. 68, for 2 clients.
| Client | Registrant | Amount for the whole quarter | Lobbyists named for this issue | Filed | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC | DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INCSecond quarter of 2026 | $70,000reported as expenses |
| Open the report | |
| NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION | NATIONAL SECURITY ACTIONSecond quarter of 2026 | $40,000reported as expenses |
| Open the report |
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.
Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
All saved lobbying reports that name H.Con.Res. 68
Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors
No contribution report we hold ties a lobbyist or firm on these reports to the sponsor or a cosponsor.
Contribution reports are read for 6 of the 127 sponsors and cosponsors so far.
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.