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House Narrowly Defeats Bid to Curb Trump’s Iran War Powers

The twin defeats leave Trump’s Iran campaign unconstrained before the War Powers 60‑day deadline.

A boy peers into a damaged residential building on April 14, 2026 in Tehran.
An Iranian cleric speaks to the media in front of a residential building hit by US-Israel airstrikes days before a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect, at the Shahid Broujerdi residential complex in southern Tehran on April 14, 2026.
The Capitol is framed amid blooming cherry trees in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, June 23, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)

Overview

  • The House, which voted Thursday, rejected Rep. Gregory Meeks’s resolution 213–214 to direct the president to end hostilities in Iran without explicit congressional approval.
  • Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, backed the measure, one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, opposed it, and Republican Rep. Warren Davidson voted present, reflecting an almost straight party-line split.
  • The Senate turned back a similar effort the day before in a 52–47 vote, reinforcing GOP support for allowing the campaign to continue without new limits from Congress.
  • The failed measures carry little immediate effect because even a successful resolution would face a likely presidential veto, yet Democrats say they will keep forcing votes as the late‑April War Powers clock runs down.
  • Lawmakers are weighing next steps such as a formal authorization to use military force, while concern grows over a six‑week war marked by at least 13 U.S. service members killed and higher gas prices for families.