The United States Senate on Tuesday sent a resolution to further parliamentary procedure that would end the war with Iran if US President Donald Trump does not receive congressional approval to continue it, Reuters reported.
The resolution entered further proceedings by a three-vote margin, as four Republican senators supported the Democrats.
Only one Democratic senator voted against, and three Republican senators abstained.
This represents a victory for congressmen who argue that the authority to send troops to war should lie with Congress, as stated in the US Constitution, and not with the president.
If the resolution is passed in the 100-member Senate, it must also pass the House of Representatives, where Republicans have a majority.
For Trump's expected veto of the resolution to be overturned, a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress is required.
This was the second vote on the president's war powers in the Senate since May 1.
Then the 60-day deadline expired for Trump to seek approval from Congress to continue the war.
Under the 1973 US War Powers Act, passed in response to the Vietnam War, the US president can take military action for 60 days.
After that deadline, the president must seek approval from representatives of both houses of Congress to continue or extend it for 30 days due to the need to provide for troops during the withdrawal.
On May 1, Trump declared that the ceasefire had ended the war and that he did not need to address Congress.
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