Lawmaker says bipartisan vote advances war powers resolution on Venezuela

A lawmaker said there was a bipartisan vote to advance a war powers resolution intended to limit the president’s authority over actions in Venezuela and that a final vote will follow a scheduled 10 hours of debate next week.

The speaker described the result as bipartisan, saying, “we had a bipartisan vote to move forward with a war powers resolution to take away the authority from the president of the United States to do what he's doing in Venezuela.” The lawmaker added that the push for the measure drew “actually five Republican votes” and named Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff as supporters.

On procedure, the lawmaker said the chamber will hold 10 hours of debate before a final roll call: “Next week, we have 10 hours of debate followed by a final vote.” The speaker also asserted that, because of the War Powers Act, the resolution would not require a 60-vote cloture threshold and described the target as a 51-vote majority: “we don't need 60 votes. We just need 51 votes.”

The transcript does not provide a complete roll-call tally or the full text of the resolution. The lawmaker’s remarks identify who backed the motion and the planned schedule but do not specify which legislative body is meeting, who formally moved or seconded the advance motion, or the full vote count beyond the reference to five Republican votes.

The speaker framed the measure as a legal mechanism under the War Powers Act to constrain presidential action; no on-the-record responses from the White House or other lawmakers appear in the transcript excerpt. The final vote is expected after the next week's debate, per the lawmaker’s statement.