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House Passes War Powers Resolution to Curtail President's Iran Campaign

The vote signals congressional rejection of the president's Iran policy, faces likely Senate hurdles, carries the prospect of a presidential veto, with legal enforceability unsettled.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by GOP leaders, prepares to talk to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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BEIRUT, LEBANON - MARCH 11: Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has continued its aerial and ground assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, launched missiles at Israel in what it said was retaliation for the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)

Overview

  • The House approved Rep. Gregory Meeks’s war powers concurrent resolution 215-208 on Wednesday, with all present Democrats and four Republicans — Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson — voting in favor.
  • The measure directs the president to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran except to repel an imminent attack, but as a concurrent resolution it is not sent to the White House and is widely viewed as largely symbolic unless the Senate passes a companion measure.
  • Democrats say the 1973 War Powers Act’s 60-day statutory window has lapsed and that Congress must act, while the White House counters that an April ceasefire paused the clock and has downplayed the House vote as driven by GOP absences.
  • House Republican leaders previously delayed the vote to avoid defeat, and the bipartisan defections reflect growing GOP unease tied to swing-district politics, libertarian opposition and public frustration over war costs and inflation.
  • The resolution now moves to the Senate, where a similar measure has cleared a procedural hurdle; even if both chambers approve a final text it would likely face a presidential veto and courts may be asked to resolve its enforceability.