The House of Representatives voted on Sept. 15 to pass a war powers resolution that calls for President Donald Trump to end U.S. military action against Iran.
Following a floor debate on a war powers resolution aimed at directing Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran without congressional authorization, the House voted 220-204 to pass House Concurrent Resolution 93.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) initially introduced the resolution in April.
During Tuesday’s floor debate, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said the war with Iran has been a “strategic failure,” leaving the United States with depleted weapons stockpiles and a “tab of more than $100 billion that taxpayers will have to cover.” …