Overview
- Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Jimmy Panetta, Henry Cuellar, Greg Landsman, Jared Golden, and Jim Costa introduced an alternative resolution that breaks with party leaders backing a stricter cutoff.
- The measure would bar deploying ground troops into Iran in a combat role except for search-and-rescue, require administration briefings on goals and timelines, and preserve defensive actions to protect U.S. forces, embassies, and allies.
- The resolution also permits keeping U.S. forces in the region for defensive purposes and continuing intelligence sharing with partners, addressing concerns raised by some pro-Israel Democrats.
- House leaders are pressing a separate Massie–Khanna war powers measure for a vote this week that would immediately halt unauthorized hostilities, and Hakeem Jeffries said there will be very strong Democratic support for it.
- Reporting links the six centrists to significant AIPAC support, and separate coverage notes the Massie–Khanna bill faces long odds of becoming law with a likely veto hurdle.