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WASHINGTON — The House on Friday approved its annual defense policy bill with money to help military installations, such as Offutt Air Force Base, hit by natural disasters.

The legislation passed 220 to 197 on a largely party-line vote — not a single Republican member supported the measure.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., was one of only two Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee to support the measure when the panel approved it, declaring it imperfect but good enough to advance.

But that was before hundreds of amendments to the legislation were offered on the floor aimed at shoring up support from the more left-leaning Democrats.

Those included, for example, a prohibition on attacking Iran without congressional approval.

Republicans said such amendments were out of line and unduly restricted the commander in chief.