[House Document 119-183]
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119th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 119-183


 
   LETTER INFORMING CONGRESS OF ACTION TAKEN CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR 
                           POWERS RESOLUTION 

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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

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   August 6, 2026.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                         
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                                           The White House,
                                        Washington, August 3, 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 27, 2026, against targets in the Republic of 
Iraq following Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-directed 
attacks by Iranian aligned militia groups (IAMGs).
    Consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-
148), 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 and its partners and proxies, 
including in the biannual periodic update signed on June 11, 
2026, as well as in the June 12, 2026, June 29, 2026, and July 
10, 2026 updates on military action commenced on June 9, 2026, 
June 26, 2026, June 28, 2026, and July 7, 2026.
    At my direction, on July 27, 2026, United States Armed 
Forces responded to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-
directed attacks by IAMGs against United States Armed Forces in 
Iraq with defensive strikes against targets within Iraq 
including unmanned aerial vehicle launch sites, missile storage 
facilities, and command and control capabilities.
    United States ground forces were not involved in these 
strikes. These strikes were limited, measured, planned, and 
executed in a manner designed to minimize civilian casualties. 
These strikes focused on military capabilities posing a threat 
to United States Armed Forces in the region, protecting the 
United States homeland, advancing United States national 
interests, and defending our regional allies and partners.
    United States Armed Forces remain postured to take further 
military action, as necessary and appropriate, to address 
further threats and attacks upon the United States or its 
allies and partners and to ensure these IAMGs, as well as the 
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, cease being a 
threat to the United States and to our allies and partners.
    I directed these military actions consistent with my 
responsibility to protect Americans and the 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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