Pelosi's statement came after a classified lawmaker briefing from top administration officials following attacks by Iran the night before on two bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops.

“Members of Congress have serious, urgent concerns about the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward. Our concerns were not addressed by the President’s insufficient War Powers Act notification and by the Administration’s briefing today," Pelosi said.

“Today, to honor our duty to keep the American people safe, the House will move forward with a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran," Pelosi added.

Moments before Pelosi's announcement, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus held a press conference calling for votes as soon as this week on the resolution as well as the two bills from Khanna and Lee.

Pelosi said that the House "may" vote on those measures but didn't commit to a time frame.

“The House may also soon consider additional legislation on the floor to keep America safe," Pelosi said.



Khanna's and Lee's bills had both been included in the House's version of the annual defense authorization bill last summer. Both the provisions were left out of the final bicameral compromise that Trump signed into law last month.



Lawmakers said Wednesday that they were trying to work something out that ensures Slotkin's resolution will have a "privileged" status in the Senate and therefore require action by the upper chamber.



They were mindful of an episode last year in which a war powers resolution they believed was privileged, calling for the end of any U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, ran afoul of the Senate rules. The House passed the measure, but after House Republicans successfully added an unrelated provision condemning anti-Semitism, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that it was not germane and therefore couldn't automatically get a vote.



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"The Speaker and others have learned from that experience," Khanna, who also led the Yemen effort last year, said shortly before Slotkin's resolution was unveiled. "Everyone is working to make sure that whatever we come up with gets a vote in the Senate, because if it's de-privileged, [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell [R-Ky.] won't bring it up." They were mindful of an episode last year in which a war powers resolution they believed was privileged, calling for the end of any U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, ran afoul of the Senate rules. The House passed the measure, but after House Republicans successfully added an unrelated provision condemning anti-Semitism, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that it was not germane and therefore couldn't automatically get a vote.The House had to later conduct a second vote on the Yemen resolution, which the Senate later cleared. But Trump vetoed the measure, which ultimately did not secure the two-thirds majority to override his opposition."The Speaker and others have learned from that experience," Khanna, who also led the Yemen effort last year, said shortly before Slotkin's resolution was unveiled. "Everyone is working to make sure that whatever we come up with gets a vote in the Senate, because if it's de-privileged, [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell [R-Ky.] won't bring it up."