War Powers Resolution to pull US forces out of hostilities against Iran (first House vote)
House Resolution, H.Con.Res. 38
What it did
H.Con.Res. 38, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) as lead Democratic co-sponsor, directs the President to withdraw US forces from the attacks on Iran within 30 days unless Congress formally authorizes military action. A yes vote said the war needs congressional authorization to continue.
A no vote let it continue without one.
The House rejected it 212-219 on March 5, 2026, a few days into the war.
On the first day of that war a US- and Israeli-coordinated attack hit an elementary girls' school in Minab, killing 156 people including 120 schoolchildren (National Iranian American Council, citing local reporting).
Result: Failed 212-219-1
At the time of this vote: Ongoing—hundreds of children bombed and missiled across Iran and Lebanon
The humane vote: Yes (YEA)