Pelosi says House to vote on measure to limit Trump’s military actions against Iran

By Mitchell Miller
January 8, 2020 | 4:45 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote Thursday on a war powers resolution that would require congressional approval of new military action against Iran.

Pelosi in statement Wednesday notes concerns related to Trump administration’s briefing to Congress.

“Today, to honor our duty to keep the American people safe, the House will move forward with a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran. This resolution, which will be led by Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, will go to the Rules Committee this evening and will be brought to the Floor tomorrow,” Pelosi said in the statement.

https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1215012460454916096

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House again passes a resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as the conflict escalates

By The Associated Press
July 23, 2026 | 1:59 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requiring congressional approval for the war came just before the Senate narrowly rejected a similar resolution, 47-49. Though the votes forced by Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a signal to the Republican president that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on and lawmakers in both parties have questioned his administration’s endgame. The war has had “no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal,” said Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat who led the resolution on the House floor. The House resolution passed after a handful of Republicans voted with Democrats to end the war. But the vast majority of Republicans in both chambers voted to back the war and cede congressional war powers to Trump.

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