Trump’s Iran war powers faced a rare bipartisan rebuke Wednesday as the Republican-led US House voted 215-208 to block continued military action against Iran without congressional approval.
Four Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution: Representatives Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. No Democrats voted against the measure, while seven House members did not vote.
The vote was largely symbolic because the measure must also pass the Senate and would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers to override an expected Trump veto. The Associated Press reported that the resolution marked the first successful House vote of its kind during the Iran conflict.
The war entered its fourth month after three earlier House war powers resolutions failed by increasingly narrow margins. The Senate advanced a separate but similar resolution last month in a procedural vote after seven previous attempts failed.
The House vote reflected growing unease among some Republicans over Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict. Reuters reported that the resolution passed despite Republican control of the chamber.
In a separate Wednesday vote, the House advanced a push for security aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia after a petition reached the 218-signature threshold. Six Republicans and one independent who usually votes with Republicans backed that move.
