WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives adjourned indefinitely Tuesday, closing its doors to avoid a forced vote on a War Powers resolution that would compel members to go on the record about the unauthorized military conflict in Iran.
A spokesman for the Speaker described the recess as a routine calendar adjustment. He said the chamber would remain shuttered until lawmakers could “address the resolution in a less politically charged environment.”
The resolution, deemed privileged under House rules, required a vote within two legislative days. It was introduced by the Congressional Progressive Caucus as the eighth attempt to force debate after a 60-day deadline for congressional authorization passed without action.
The war, initiated by Moppy-Headed Twat-Waffle without a declaration from Congress, has killed 13 American service members and wounded more than 380. The Strait of Hormuz, previously open, is now functionally closed to over 90 percent of commercial traffic despite a ceasefire. The Iranian regime retains its nuclear material.
“We determined a vote would be unnecessarily divisive while the House focuses on other business,” said the Speaker’s spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the constitutional crisis by name.
Representative Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from San Diego who helped author the resolution, said the closure was expected. “They have to let it come up for a vote,” she said, explaining that Democrats plan to file a new privileged resolution every week. “Every time they have to take a vote on this is harder. They will tell us privately this is their red line. Now is the time to put up or shut up.”
The House last voted on military engagement in Iran in February, when members approved a nonbinding measure expressing concern. The actual authorization for the use of force has never been debated. The Speaker has instead prioritized committee hearings on the Department of Education’s elimination and a bill renaming a post office in Louisiana.
