The House Voted on War Powers. It Went About as Well as the Senate’s Attempts.

Another day, another War Powers resolution, but this time it came from the House of Representatives.  

Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) introduced it on January 7 to “direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.” That’s literally it. 

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H. CON. RES. 68 was initially cosponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — shocking, I know — before about 123 Democrats jumped on the bandwagon. On Thursday evening, after a rather heated debate, it was finally put to a vote. 

The resolution only needed a simple majority to pass, and it almost had it. The final vote was a 215-215 tie with Massie and Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) jumping party lines to vote with the 213 Democrats. 

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