WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

Pelosi says House to vote on resolution to limit Trump's military actions on Iran

House to vote on resolution to limit Trump's military actions on Iran

In Summary

• "This resolution is similar to the resolution introduced by Senator Tim Kaine in the Senate," Pelosi said in a statement late on Sunday.

•   "It reasserts Congress's long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken.

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shakes hands with Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) as she presides over the final of two House of Representatives votes approving two counts of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shakes hands with Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) as she presides over the final of two House of Representatives votes approving two counts of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trump's military actions regarding Iran.

"This resolution is similar to the resolution introduced by Senator Tim Kaine in the Senate," Pelosi said in a statement late on Sunday.

 
 

"It reasserts Congress's long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration's military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days."

(Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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