House rejects War Powers resolution aimed at limiting Trump’s authority to continue operations against Iran
OAN Staff Lillian Mann
6:15 PM – Thursday, April 16, 2026
The House of Representatives narrowly blocked a Democrat-led effort to halt U.S. military operations against Iran on Thursday. The 213-214 vote represents a victory for President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign and a major hurdle for those seeking to reassert congressional oversight on foreign interventions.
The Democrat-backed measure to restrain Trump’s ability to conduct strikes on Iran has once again fallen short in the House of Representatives — following Trump’s Wednesday remarks regarding the U.S. -Iran conflict being “very close to over.”
Lawmakers voted 213-to-214 against approving the resolution that was initially presented by Representative Gregory Meeks, (D-N.Y.) The resolution would have required President Trump to end military operations against Iran unless Congress formally authorized them. Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans against the measure.
“This is not a skirmish. This is not a military operation. This is a war,” Meeks said Thursday. “Now we’re not the Iranian parliament, and we should not be rubber stamps.”
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