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Congressional vote on War Powers was scheuled fof THIS WEEK
https://www.the50501movement.org/p/operation-epic-fury-what-happenedLots more at link
This is about War Powers
This military operation was launched without Congressional authorization.
Top congressional leaders from both parties were notified shortly before the attack but notification is not authorization.
The War Powers Resolution requires the president to report to Congress within 48 hours when U.S. forces are introduced into hostilities. It creates a structure widely discussed but never cleanly tested under which Congress can constrain unauthorized military action.
Both chambers were already moving toward votes before the bombs fell. The bipartisan Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution in the House, co-sponsored by progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was teed up for a vote this coming week. In the Senate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are pushing a parallel resolution. These are procedurally privileged resolutions, meaning they can force floor action.
House Democratic leadership called the strikes unconstitutional without congressional authorization and said the administration has not articulated a plan. Jeffries told NPR’s All Things Considered that regime change has never been successful, pointing to Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan and said Democrats will force a vote on the Khanna-Massie War Powers resolution.
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next week reining in Trump's war powers.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/iran-trump-strikes-congress-democrats-israel
"I don't support the resolution, which would require us to completely abandon our allies," Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) told Axios. "The Administration returned to the practice of notifying Congress of a strike with [Secretary of State Marco] Rubio briefing the Gang of 8 last week. The strikes are an attempt to prevent further war, not to start one."
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"Congress was not consulted, nor was it given the opportunity to authorize the use of force. This is an unacceptable breach of its constitutional role," said Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), the hawkish chair of the center-left New Democrat Coalition, said in a statement: "Given this Administration's failure to engage Congress ... I will vote to support the War Powers Resolution coming to the floor of the House next week."
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) cheered the administration's "decisive action" to "defend our national security, fight terror, protect our allies, and stand with the Iranian people." "The threat posed by Tehran is real and longstanding," said Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in a statement to Axios. "Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon." Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) said in a statement posted to X: "I agree with the President's objectives that Iran can never be allowed to obtain nuclear capabilities."
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plus there is this from Fetterman
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/iran-trump-strikes-congress-democrats-israel
"I don't support the resolution, which would require us to completely abandon our allies," Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) told Axios. "The Administration returned to the practice of notifying Congress of a strike with [Secretary of State Marco] Rubio briefing the Gang of 8 last week. The strikes are an attempt to prevent further war, not to start one."
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"Congress was not consulted, nor was it given the opportunity to authorize the use of force. This is an unacceptable breach of its constitutional role," said Rep. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), the hawkish chair of the center-left New Democrat Coalition, said in a statement: "Given this Administration's failure to engage Congress ... I will vote to support the War Powers Resolution coming to the floor of the House next week."
Yes, but: Other Democrats largely praised the strikes and said they simply want the administration to brief Congress moving forward:
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) cheered the administration's "decisive action" to "defend our national security, fight terror, protect our allies, and stand with the Iranian people." "The threat posed by Tehran is real and longstanding," said Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in a statement to Axios. "Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon." Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) said in a statement posted to X: "I agree with the President's objectives that Iran can never be allowed to obtain nuclear capabilities."
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plus there is this from Fetterman