The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 212-219 to support President Donald Trump’s authority to pursue Operation Epic Fury, through which the U.S. and Israel are making sure that Iran no longer can threaten those two countries, and the rest of the world, with its agenda for nuclear weapons.
The vote follows a like result from the Senate earlier.
A bipartisan resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., failed on that vote.
The scheme would have blocked Trump from using the armed forces in the joint U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran, which would likely force the strikes to grind to a halt.
The Trump administration has insisted that the president is acting within his authority so far.
A Fox News report said the Democrats who voted against reining in Trump’s war powers include Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Greg Landsman, R-Ohio.
HUGE WIN: the House joins the Senate in BLOCKING Democrats’ attempts to restrict President Trump’s combat operations in Iran.
The U.S. Congress officially reaffirms the constitutional authority that @POTUS is carrying out to eliminate Tehran’s imminent threat to Americans. pic.twitter.com/9Wr3XErg5R
— House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) March 5, 2026
Massie said, “The ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader from a region notorious for radical Islamists and the United States and Israel turned him into a martyr. If Congress wants war, then the speaker should hold a vote to declare it.”
Others disagreed, “I think the president is well within his legal authorities to conduct this operation,” explained Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., to Fox. “I think any effort to stymie that would actually jeopardize our national security and jeopardize our troops.”
Another Republican, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., said, “I’ll be voting no, against the War Powers Act, because once the president has taken that action, that first action, if we were to pull back, it would actually leave us more vulnerable and less safe by leaving all of their capabilities in place, but having started a conflict like this.”
War Secretary Pete Hegseth has committed to a finite timeline for the operation, and administration officials have confirmed targets include Iran’s military assets, senior leadership, and nuclear capabilities.
The vote followed a U.S. Senate decision to kill a plan from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., that would have limited Trump’s military actions.
