The House on Thursday again formally called on President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, days after four U.S. troops in the Middle East were killed.
In a 214-208 vote, the House approved a war powers resolution from Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., that would direct the president to “remove the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
As with previous war powers votes, GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Tom Barrett of Michigan voted with Democrats to push the resolution into adoption.
Congress already adopted a similar resolution last month. But as a concurrent resolution, it did not go to the president for his signature and therefore had little power to actually force him to withdraw troops from the war.
The Senate plans to vote later Thursday morning on a joint resolution (S J Res 180) that would similarly direct the president to end the war, but would be binding if signed into law. But Democrats cannot force a vote on that resolution in the House, and even if it were to clear Congress, Trump would almost certainly veto it.
