The House passed a resolution 224-194 seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct future offensive military actions against Iran.
The resolution, which passed largely along party lines, mirrors a similar resolution that Congress passed last year seeking to end US involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s war against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Both resolutions were introduced via expedited procedures laid out under the Vietnam-era War Powers Act of 1973, which allows any lawmaker to force a vote requiring the president to withdraw from military hostilities not authorized by Congress.