[House Document 119-169]
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119th Congress, 2nd Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 119-169
 
    LETTER INFORMING CONGRESS OF FURTHER ACTION TAKEN CONSISTENT 
                 WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

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A LETTER INFORMING CONGRESS OF FURTHER ACTION TAKEN CONSISTENT WITH THE 
  WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1543(b); PUBLIC LAW 93-
                     148, SEC. 4(b); (87 STAT. 555)

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   July 13, 2026.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, July 10, 2026.
Hon. Mike Johnson,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to apprise you of military action 
commenced on July 7, 2026, against the Government of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran.
    I previously notified you of changes in the global posture 
of United States Armed Forces in the Middle East in response to 
threats from Iran, including most recently in the biannual 
periodic update signed on June 11, 2026, as well as in both the 
June 12, 2026 and June 29, 2026 updates on military action 
commenced on June 9, 2026; June 26, 2026; and June 28, 2026, 
all consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-
148).
    As previously communicated to the Congress, I ordered a 2-
week ceasefire on April 7, 2026. The ceasefire was then 
extended. During the ceasefire, my Administration engaged in 
productive, good-faith efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution 
to Iran's malign behavior and to end its threat to the United 
States and our allies and partners.
    These efforts led to my signing a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Islamic Republic 
of Iran on June 17, 2026. The MOU requires the Government of 
the Islamic Republic of Iran to make arrangements using its 
best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels . . . 
from the Persian Gulf to the Seas of Oman. Despite this 
commitment, Iran again attacked several neutral-flagged 
commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz between July 
6-7, 2026.
    At my direction, United States Armed Forces responded, 
commencing on July 7, 2026, with defensive strikes against 
targets within Iran including missile launch sites, air 
defenses, military maritime assets, military support 
infrastructure, and command and control capabilities.
     United States ground forces are not involved in these 
strikes. These strikes are limited, measured, planned, and 
executed in a manner designed to minimize civilian casualties. 
They are focused on military capabilities posing a threat to 
the United States Armed Forces in the region, protecting the 
United States homeland, advancing United States national 
interests, securing safe passage of commercial vessels through 
the Strait of Hormuz, and defending our regional allies and 
partners.
    United States Armed Forces remain postured to take further 
action, as necessary and appropriate, to address further 
threats and attacks upon the United States or its allies and 
partners and to ensure the Government of the Islamic Republic 
of Iran ceases being a threat to the United States and to our 
allies and partners.
    I directed this military action consistent with my 
responsibility to protect Americans and United States' 
interests both at home and abroad and in furtherance of United 
States' national security and foreign policy interests. I acted 
pursuant to my constitutional authority as Commander in Chief 
and as Chief Executive to conduct United States foreign 
relations.
    I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep 
the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers 
Resolution (Public Law 93-148).
    I appreciate the support of the Congress in these military 
actions.
            Sincerely,
                                                 Donald J. Trump.

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