Winds shift in support of resolution to end Trump’s war with Iran
by Mike Lillis - 04/01/26 6:00 AM ET
The House effort to end the Iran war is gaining steam.
A month ago, the lower chamber defeated a bipartisan resolution forcing President Trump to terminate military operations against Tehran until the administration can win congressional approval.
Since then, however, top administration officials have struggled to articulate an end game; the price of gas has jumped above $4 a gallon; and Trump’s talk of boots on the ground has spooked more lawmakers, many of whom fear another protracted conflict in the Middle East.
The combination has caused some of the Democrats who opposed the first war powers resolution to change their tune heading into the second. And Democratic leaders say the next measure that comes to the floor will have the support to pass — a vote they want to compel soon after Congress returns to Washington from the long spring recess.
“When we present something on the floor, it’s our determination to win,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters before the break. “We need to end this. The House needs to act.”
Indeed, several supporters of the effort to end the Iran conflict said Democrats could have passed a war powers resolution before the recess, but attendance problems prevented them from bringing it to the floor.
“There weren’t enough Democrats to pass it on the f—ing floor,” one frustrated lawmaker said as Congress was leaving Washington last week. “I think we’re confident that we can get everybody this time. It’d be nice if we could actually pass it. But we can’t pass it with Democrats missing, and that’s why we didn’t bring it up this week.”
Leading the charge is Rep. Greg Meeks (N.Y.), the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who is crafting a war powers resolution designed to reaffirm Congress’s Constitutional authority “to declare war.” He’s actively lobbying lawmakers in both parties, and says he won’t force a vote until it has the backing to pass.
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