House rejects the war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran
On Agreeing to the Resolution
MAR 5, 2026 · 4:37 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 4 Democrats and 2 Republicans who crossed. 4 votes short of the 216 needed.
A concurrent resolution never goes to the President. The War Powers Act says it can order troops home, but since a 1983 Supreme Court ruling (INS v. Chadha) that power is widely seen as unenforceable.
THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION →A concurrent resolution never goes to the President. The War Powers Act says it can order troops home, but since a 1983 Supreme Court ruling (INS v. Chadha) that power is widely seen as unenforceable.
THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION →What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to adopt H.Con.Res. 38, a concurrent resolution directing the President to end U.S. hostilities against Iran unless Congress specifically authorizes them, while preserving defense against imminent attacks. It failed, falling 4 votes short of the 216 yes votes needed.
Adopt H.Con.Res. 38, directing the President to end hostilities against Iran absent specific congressional authorization.
Reject H.Con.Res. 38.
Directs the President to end U.S. hostilities against Iran without specific congressional authorization, while preserving defense against imminent attacks.
Failed in the House 212–219 on March 5, 2026, 479 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
216 is a majority of the 431 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 4 Democrats and 2 Republicans crossing4 Democrats and 2 Republicans crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Coverage of this vote and its bill21 stories from 19 outlets
- Wisconsin WatchHas Tom Tiffany voted five times against ending the Iran war?
- MS NOWLEFTHouse to vote on constraining Trump’s Iran war — with GOP support undecided
- MS NOWLEFTHouse to vote on constraining Trump’s Iran war — with GOP support undecided
- MS NOWLEFTHouse to vote on constraining Trump’s Iran war — with GOP support undecided
- CBS NewsCENTERCongress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda
- CBS NewsCENTERCongress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda
- CBS NewsCENTERCongress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda
- CBS NewsCENTERCongress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda
- CBS NewsCENTERCongress returns with Iran war, DHS shutdown and expulsion votes on the agenda
- Conservative InstituteRIGHTOhio Democrat who voted to let the Iran war continue now says he wants it to end
- DailyfreemanHow they voted: Ryan, Riley on war with Iran, funding Homeland Security
- International Business Times UKRep Sara Jacobs 'Called for ICE Agents to Be Sent to Iran' as Viral Post Hits 500K Views — Debunked
- Fox NewsRIGHTBill Maher flips script on Adam Schiff with quote from Obama administration on Libya and war powers
- The IndependentBill Maher stumps leading Democrat Adam Schiff with fake Trump quote
- AOL.comCENTERWhy Topeka congressman Derek Schmidt supports Trump's war with Iran
- Raw StoryLEFT'Excuse me, this is war': GOP Rep fires back at Mike Johnson
- Raw StoryLEFT'Excuse me, this is war': GOP Rep fires back at Mike Johnson
- San Antonio CurrentLEFTSouth Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar helps kill resolution to end U.S. involvement in Iran
- Atlanta Black StarLEFT'Just, Wow!': Scathing Report Blows Open the Secret Moves Trump Pulled to Stop the Epstein Fallout — Then Massie Drops a Brutal Gut Check Trump Wants Deleted Instantly
- redstate.comRIGHTDemocrats Continue to Slow-Walk Funding of DHS With Latest House, Senate Votes; Watch a Dem Run Away
- WTOP NewsCENTERHouse narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution in early test of Trump's strategy
- WTOP NewsCENTERHouse narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution in early test of Trump's strategy
- redstate.comRIGHTNew: House Votes on War Powers Resolution Over Operation Epic Fury
- redstate.comRIGHTNew: House Votes on War Powers Resolution Over Operation Epic Fury
- ReutersCENTERJared Golden joins GOP to reject war powers resolution, backs different bill to limit Trump on Iran war
- The IndependentHouse votes down effort to rein in Trump on Iran as GOP leadership says it's not a war
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
