House Key pro-Israel Democrat to back war powers vote after Trump’s Iran strikes by Mike Lillis - 02/28/26 1:00 PM ET by Mike Lillis - 02/28/26 1:00 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), one of Capitol Hill’s staunchest allies of Israel, will support a war powers resolution limiting President Trump’s use of force in Iran. Schneider, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has in recent days declined to say how he’d vote on the war powers resolution, which Democrats plan to force to the floor next week. But in the wake of Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran on Saturday morning, Schneider quickly announced that he will vote in favor of the resolution, which would require Trump to win Congressional approval to continue the operations in Iran. “Given this Administration’s failure to engage Congress in classified briefings, public hearings, and formal debate, I will vote to support the War Powers Resolution coming to the floor of the House next week,”  Schneider said in a statement . Sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the war powers resolution is designed to reassert Congress’s authority to declare war, as delineated in the Constitution. It’s not expected to pass in the House, given the overwhelming opposition of Republicans and at least two Democratic allies of Israel, Reps. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.) and Jared Moskowitz (Fla.). Still, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Saturday that Democrats “remain committed” to forcing the resolution to the floor next week, which they intend to do using procedural moves to sidestep the opposition of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republican leaders. Schneider emphasized that Iran has long posed a threat to the U.S., Israel and all Western democracies. But he said Trump’s decision to launch the strikes without briefing most members of Congress on the urgency of the threat has compelled him to support the Khanna-Massie resolution. “The President of the United States is not allowed to take our nation to war without authorization from Congress,” he said in his statement. “Speaker Johnson should immediately call the House back into session. The Administration must provide Congress with comprehensive classified briefings to understand the threat that justified today’s actions, the goals of the operation, and the strategy for achieving these goals. We need public hearings in House committees. We need formal public debate in the House and the Senate.”  Add as preferred source on Google Tags Brad Schneider Hakeem Jeffries Jared Moskowitz Josh Gottheimer Mike Johnson Ro Khanna Thomas Massie Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More House News See All House Boebert posts Bill Clinton photo from deposition by Sarah Davis 3 hours ago House  /  3 hours ago