# House passes Iran war powers measure in rare Trump rebuke  
**Published:** 2026-06-03T21:53:10.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/03/repub/us-house-approves-measure-to-restrain-trump-action-in-iran/)  
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The U.S. House passed a [resolution Wednesday to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/03/repub/us-house-approves-measure-to-restrain-trump-action-in-iran/) and require congressional approval for further military action, marking the strongest rebuke to date of the administration's handling of the months-long conflict.

The 215-208 vote represented a significant breakthrough for Democrats after three previous failed attempts. Four Republicans broke ranks to join all Democrats in supporting the measure: Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The resolution had narrowly failed on a 212-212 tie last month before Republican leaders pulled it from the floor when it appeared likely to pass.

The conflict, which began Feb. 28 with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, has killed more than a dozen American military troops, thousands of Iranian civilians and disrupted global supply chains by blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The war has become increasingly unpopular among some Republicans citing economic fallout from higher fuel and fertilizer costs.

"We have to follow the law," Fitzpatrick told reporters after the vote, referencing the 1973 War Powers Act. "We're past the 60 days, so you have two choices. You either follow the law or you change the law. You can't violate the law."

Massie said the vote sends a message to the president. "People are tired of this. They're tired of $5 gallon gas and $6 gallon diesel, and fertilizer we can't afford to put on our fields in Kentucky."

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, opposed the resolution, arguing it would "weaken" Trump's hand in ongoing negotiations with Iran. "The president is now in the process of concluding a peace agreement, and we have to allow him the latitude to do that," he said.

While the House measure is largely symbolic, the vote gives momentum to similar efforts in the Senate, where a war powers resolution advanced to the floor last month after some Republicans broke with leadership. However, any measure would likely face a presidential veto, and neither chamber currently has the two-thirds majority needed to override one.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/03/repub/us-house-approves-measure-to-restrain-trump-action-in-iran/)

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