House Passes War Powers Resolution Limiting President’s Ability to Strike Iran

March 11, 2020

Author: 

Lindsay Wise

Publication: 

The Wall Street Journal

Related Country: 

  • United States

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that would require the president to secure congressional approval before taking offensive military action against Iran. The legislation would not constrain the president from defending against imminent attacks. The bill already passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 55-45. The Trump Administration has said that it will veto the bill, and votes in both chambers of Congress fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override such a veto.