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The United States Senate votes 47–49 to stop the legislation from advancing. ", "changes" : [ { "text" : "The United States House of Representatives, in a 214–208 vote, approves war powers legislation attempting to require the president of the United States to halt military action against Iran. The United States Senate, in a 47–49 vote, stops the legislation from advancing. ", "hash" : "6b70a8ddc647f478843f5a8338407648459ebae9", "date" : "2026-07-23", "slug" : "/feed/2026/07/23/the-united-states-house-of-representatives-in-a-214-208-vote-approves-war-powers-legislation-attempting-to-require-the", "timestamp" : 1784901224 }, { "date" : "2026-07-23", "text" : "The United States House of Representatives votes 214-208 on a war powers legislation to halt military action against Iran. 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