House Passes Resolution Asserting Congress Must Authorize Any U.S. Hostilities With Iran
The House voted 215-208 on June 3 to pass a measure directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes force. Four Republicans joined Democrats in support of the non-binding resolution.
thehindu.comU.S. armed forces involvement in hostilities with Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. The measure passed 215-208, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in support.
The four Republicans were Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Tom Barrett of Michigan, and Warren Davidson of Ohio. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The resolution does not compel an immediate end to the conflict and serves as a symbolic statement. Republican leadership opposed the measure, arguing it weakens negotiating leverage with Iran. ” Mast stated there is no specific troop withdrawal that Democrats or Republicans actually want and that the vote was a stupid political vote that weakens the president’s hands as he negotiates with Iran.
Republicans had rejected three prior attempts to pass similar war powers resolutions this year. The most recent prior vote ended in a 212-212 tie. The House had pulled the resolution from the floor before the Memorial Day recess on May 21 when too many Republicans were absent to defeat it.
The Senate had already advanced its own war powers resolution on the floor last month but had not yet held a final vote. The Senate version would require Trump to end the war without congressional approval. In the same session, the House voted 218-204 to advance legislation providing aid to Ukraine.
The Ukraine aid legislation was brought forward through a discharge petition that reached the required 218 signatures on May 13. The discharge petition allowed supporters to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leadership. A final vote on the Ukraine aid bill is scheduled for Thursday.
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, a Republican-turned-independent, joined all Democrats and two Republicans in signing the Ukraine discharge petition. The two Republicans who signed the petition besides Kiley were Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon of Nebraska.
Kiley and six Republicans voted Wednesday to discharge the Ukraine aid bill. Meeks said the vote is not a process vote. “It’s a statement on whether this Congress and all of its members stand with and support Ukraine and the people of Ukraine and its fight for freedom, its fight for democracy and its fight for liberty,” he said.
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