The House will vote "in the near future" to limit President Donald Trump's war powers with Iran, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday, The Hill reported.
"Whether we'll do it next week, the following week or the next work session, we're still working on it," Hoyer said.
"But I want that to come to the floor," speaking of the resolution that passed the Senate last month that would require Trump to obtain congressional approval before ordering any new military operations against Tehran.
The Senate legislation bill is similar to another House proposal that passed the lower chamber in January, a few days after the U.S. missile strike that assassinated Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.
Although these measures have received some Republican support, the votes are only symbolic, since Trump has promised to veto any such legislation, and there is not a two-thirds majority to overturn it.
Those who oppose the legislation say any such measures would handcuff the Pentagon in responding to imminent threats facing the country.
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