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Lawmaker says a privileged war powers resolution will be filed if fighting continues past 60 days
Summary
A lawmaker told a questioner they have a privileged war powers resolution ready to file if the war continues after 60 days, noting a prior resolution failed by four votes and criticizing the administration for lacking an exit plan and the conflict's steep daily cost.
A lawmaker said they will file a privileged war powers resolution if the conflict continues after 60 days, signaling a renewed effort in Congress to force a formal vote on the president's authority to conduct the war.
"Here, Jim, in fact, I have a war powers resolution ... and I have it as a privileged resolution ... that I will bring forward ... if this war is still going on after 60 days," the lawmaker said, adding that the previous effort “failed only by four votes.”
The statement came in response to a question about whether Democrats in Congress still have leverage to press for a war powers vote. The lawmaker said they have been contacting the four Democrats who voted against the prior measure and “a few Republicans” to try to assemble support before the 60-day window expires.
The lawmaker also criticized the administration’s planning and the financial toll of the conflict, saying, "it's costing the American people now a billion dollars a day," and urging Congress to use its constitutional "power of the purse" to compel the president to return to Congress with a plan. The lawmaker pointed to recent events in the Gulf of Hormuz as part of the rationale for congressional oversight.
No formal resolution text, official sponsor name, or scheduled vote was provided in the exchange. The lawmaker described the motion as a privileged resolution to be introduced after the 60-day period; they did not state whether a roll-call vote is already scheduled or how many additional lawmakers have committed to supporting it.
Next steps, according to the lawmaker, are outreach to additional members and introduction of the privileged resolution after the 60-day period if the conflict continues. There was no immediate response from the administration or an on-the-record commitment of additional lawmakers during the exchange.
