Larson Preparing Legislation to End Trump’s Illegal War in Iran

Washington, D.C. – 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. 

For nearly five months, President Trump has continued military operations against Iran without Congressional authorization. The administration’s 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’s continued prosecution of the war without Congressional approval. He will also introduce legislation invoking Congress’s constitutional power of the purse to prohibit further federal funding for unauthorized hostilities with Iran. 

“While Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans continue to do Trump’s bidding instead of defending Congress’s 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,” Larson said. “Congress 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.” 

Seventeen 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. 

Larson 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.