{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-preparing-legislation-end-trumps-illegal-war-iran", "Larson Preparing Legislation to End Trump\u2019s Illegal War in Iran", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that he is preparing legal action against the Trump Administration, as well as legislation to cut off funding for the unauthorized war with Iran, following reports that three additional U.S. servicemembers were killed, one remains unaccounted for, and dozens more were wounded over the weekend.\n\nFor nearly five months, President Trump has continued military operations against Iran without Congressional authorization. The administration\u2019s claim that recent developments constitute a new conflict and restart what they consider to be a 60-day deadline under the War Powers Resolution, is nothing more than a legally baseless attempt to evade Congress and circumvent the Constitution. Larson is preparing a lawsuit challenging the administration\u2019s continued prosecution of the war without Congressional approval. He will also introduce legislation invoking Congress\u2019s constitutional power of the purse to prohibit further federal funding for unauthorized hostilities with Iran.\n\n\u201cWhile Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans continue to do Trump\u2019s bidding instead of defending Congress\u2019s constitutional authority, more American servicemembers are paying the price with their lives. My prayers are with the families of our fallen servicemembers and those recovering from their injuries,\u201d Larson said. \u201cCongress cannot continue to sit on its hands. We must cut off funding for this illegal war and take every available legal action to end it before more Americans are killed.\u201d\n\nSeventeen U.S. servicemembers have now lost their lives in the conflict, and hundreds more have been injured. The war has also contributed to rising fuel prices, placing additional financial pressure on working families at home. Last month, Larson joined a successful House vote calling for an end to the unauthorized war with Iran, marking the fourth time he has voted to require the withdrawal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities involving Iran.\n\nLarson has consistently led congressional efforts to end the unauthorized war, voting repeatedly to require the withdrawal of U.S. forces, introducing articles of impeachment against President Trump for violating the Constitution, and now preparing both legal action and legislation to cut off funding for the conflict.", 1, "2026-07-21T07:32:02Z", "2026-07-21T07:33:33Z"]], "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://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-preparing-legislation-end-trumps-illegal-war-iran"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3365119230002165, "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"}