The House has approved two bills seeking to limit the president's ability to take military action without the prior approval of lawmakers. The White House has signaled that President Trump would veto the legislation.
The Republican-led Senate isn't expected to take up the measures passed Thursday, and the White House has signaled that President Trump would veto them.The Republican-led Senate isn't expected to take up the measures passed Thursday, and the White House has signaled that President Trump would veto them.The House has approved two measures seeking to limit the president's ability to take military action without congressional approval.
The second, introduced by fellow California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, would repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force that ushered in the war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. It passed 236-166, with the support of 11 Republicans. The voting took place on the same day that Iraq said it would resume military cooperation with the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. Earlier this year, the Iraqi government suspended the joint actions, and its parliament voted to demand that U.S. troops withdraw after the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.Wednesday, President Trump encouraged House members to"vote their HEART" on the legislation.
Congress wasn't officially notified before the strike against Soleimani, which rankled some members and ushered in this legislation.The U.S. has relied on another AUMF — which was passed in 2001 and authorized the president to use force against those responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks — to legally justify its military actions against the Islamic State in multiple countries and against the Assad government in Syria.
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