Washington, D.C. - June 6, 2026

House Delivers Bipartisan Rejection of Rashida Tlaib’s Lebanon War Powers Resolution

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly defeated Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Lebanon War Powers Resolution on Thursday in a 92-324 vote. The measure, which sought to force President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Lebanon within seven days, received support from only 91 Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). A total of 117 Democrats joined 205 Republicans in voting against it.

Tlaib’s resolution accused Israel of conducting an “ethnic cleansing” campaign in Lebanon and framed the measure as an urgent check on the Trump administration. Before the vote, she stated:

Every day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this U.S.-supported invasion. Congress must pass today’s Lebanon War Powers Resolution.

Democratic leaders, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, opposed the resolution. Several Democrats noted that U.S. troops are not currently engaged in combat operations in Lebanon and warned that the measure could endanger American embassy personnel and disrupt counterterrorism efforts against Hezbollah.

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) stated that the resolution would “put U.S. embassy personnel at risk and interfere with our efforts to fight terrorism across the globe.” Notably, Tlaib’s measure did not mention Hezbollah by name, despite the group being designated a terrorist organization and described by Democratic leaders as a sworn enemy of the United States.

The timing of the vote highlighted the contrast with the previous day, when House Democrats successfully advanced a war powers resolution targeting Iran with support from some Republicans. On Lebanon, however, the majority of Democrats declined to follow Tlaib’s lead.

The strong bipartisan rejection underscores the limits of the “Squad” wing of the Democratic Party when it comes to foreign policy measures widely viewed as damaging to U.S. national security interests and counterproductive to efforts against Iranian-backed terrorist groups. With 117 Democrats joining Republicans to defeat the resolution, the outcome reflected broad consensus that the United States should not unilaterally withdraw forces or constrain operations in a manner that could benefit Hezbollah.