{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/second-goodlander-backed-bipartisan-war-powers-resolution-to-end-trumps-unauthorized-war-in-iran-passes-house/", "Second Goodlander-Backed Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to End Trump\u2019s Unauthorized War in Iran Passes House", "2026-07-23", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Maggie Goodlander", "G000604", "goodlander.house.gov", "goodlander", "https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, released the following statement today after the House passed H. Con. Res. 89, a bipartisan war powers resolution directing the President to end hostilities against Iran absent authorization from Congress. The resolution passed 214\u2013208. Goodlander was a cosponsor.\n\nIt is the second time in two months the House has voted to rein in the President\u2019s unauthorized war of choice. Goodlander helped lead the first bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution to passage in June. Today\u2019s vote comes on the 145th day of the war, after four more American servicemembers were killed in the last week alone, bringing the total to eighteen.\n\n\u201cFrom day one of this war, President Trump and his appointees at the Pentagon have failed to answer the most basic and urgent questions that every American deserves answers to: What are the objectives of your war in Iran? What will it cost? How does it end well for the American people?\u201d said Congresswoman Goodlander. \u201cEighteen American patriots have given their lives in a war that Congress never authorized. Four in the last week alone. Every one of them swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution \u2014 the same oath I swore when I joined the Navy, and the same oath every Member of this House swore when we took this job. Today, the People\u2019s House honored that oath and spoke with one clear voice: Mr. President, respect our Constitution. End this illegal war. Bring our servicemembers home.\u201d\n\nGOODLANDER LEADERSHIP ON WAR POWERS & OVERSIGHT:\n\nSince the President launched this war of choice on February 28, Congresswoman Goodlander has used legislation, oversight, and her seat on the House Armed Services Committee to reassert Congress\u2019s constitutional authority over war and to demand accountability from the Trump Administration.\n\nChampioned the first War Powers Resolution as it passed the House. In June, Goodlander helped lead the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution through the House. The resolution passed 215-208 \u2014 the first time in the history of the War Powers Act that both chambers of Congress directed a President to remove U.S. forces from a conflict via a concurrent resolution. She has cosponsored every resolution to force congressional debate and action on the war that the House has voted on.\n\nLeading the fight for Pentagon accountability. During an April House Armed Services Committee hearing, Goodlander pressed Secretary Hegseth for a simple accounting of the billions of taxpayer dollars already spent on the war \u2014 and he could not provide one. Weeks earlier, she demanded a dedicated public hearing on the Iran war so the Department of Defense would answer Congress about the war\u2019s shifting strategy, mounting casualties and costs, and the Administration\u2019s request for an additional $67 billion.\n\nFought to cut off funding for an unauthorized war. In May, Goodlander joined fellow veterans and congressional national-security leaders to introduce the No Funds for Iran War Act, legislation prohibiting taxpayer funds from being used for military action against Iran without a declaration of war or specific authorization from Congress.\n\nStood up for servicemembers put in harm\u2019s way. After six U.S. servicemembers were killed in Kuwait, Goodlander joined 13 fellow House Democratic veterans in demanding an immediate investigation into force-protection failures and calling for Congress to be kept fully informed.\n\nRepealed outdated war authorities and strengthened Pentagon oversight. Through the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, Goodlander helped secure the repeal of the outdated 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations and strengthened oversight of Pentagon spending.\n\nDelivered a bipartisan win for readiness and taxpayers. During consideration of the Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA, she co-led a bipartisan amendment adopted by the House Armed Services Committee to improve military readiness and save taxpayers billions by giving servicemembers greater ability to repair the equipment they depend on.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://goodlander.house.gov/media/press-releases/second-goodlander-backed-bipartisan-war-powers-resolution-to-end-trumps-unauthorized-war-in-iran-passes-house/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8306480012834072, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}