Emergency responders work at the site of an American-Israeli attack on a residential building that also destroyed the adjacent Rafi Nia Synagogue in Tehran, Iran, on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a proposal to curb President Donald Trump’s months-long military actions in Iran that have killed more than a dozen U.S. military personnel, killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions across the Middle East, independent monitors report.
The measure, known as the War Powers Resolution, is a tool of Congress to limit the president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad. The decision failed in one 212-212 Vote. Most Democrats voted for the measure, although Jared Golden of Maine opposed it. Three Republicans also crossed party lines and voted for it. They were Tom Barrett from Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie from Kentucky.
Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey supported the measure. H. Con. Res. 75.
During Wednesday’s debate in the House of Representatives, Gottheimer said that Congress still had not been informed of the progress or goals of the Iran war and argued that it was a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
“Oversight is a core constitutional responsibility of Congress,” he said.
Pentagon officials testified before Congress this week that the war has had costs so far 29 billion dollarswithout Iranian drone and missile damage to US military facilities in the region.
Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, argued on the House floor that Iran poses an “imminent threat.” He added that he was pleased with the briefings from the Trump administration’s top military officials.
The U.S. Senate rejected an identical measure on Wednesday. his seventh vote on this topic. Three Republicans joined nearly all Democrats, a sign of growing discontent with the president’s own party amid the war.
Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky joined Democrats. Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, joined the Republicans.
The Iran War began on February 28 and so far at least 13 US military personnel have died. human rights activists in Iran A nongovernmental organization based in Fairfax, Virginia, estimated that at least 1,701 civilians, including 254 children, have died as a result of the war.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated this at the end of March up to 3.2 million Iranians were displaced due to the US and Israeli attack on Iran.
